Somaesthetics: A Disciplinary Proposal

Abstract

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A psychodynamic inquiry into the spiritually evocative potential of music

“…The interpenetration of the irreducible unconscious and somatic elements of the foundational self embodies what the contemporary philosopher Richard Shusterman (1992Shusterman ( , 1999 has coined ''somaesthetics,'' a subdiscipline of pragmatic philosophy that he has provisionally defined as ''the critical, meliorative study of the experience and use of one's body as a locus of sensory aesthetic appreciation (aisthesis) and creative self-fashioning'' (1999, p. 302, original emphasis).…”

Fiction and Physicality: a designerly approach towards complexities of emerging technologies

“…We therefore explore here the validity of a blended approach to design shape-changing interfaces, using design fiction as an ethnographical tool (Lindley, Sharma, & Potts, 2014), alongside the aesthetics of interaction (Dunne, 1999;Overbeeke et al 1999) and somaesthetics (Shusterman, 1999), enabling us to reconsider the role of human skills in technologically driven design implementations.…”

“…The field of Somaesthetics developed from a pragmatic approach towards aesthetics of experience in the context of analyzing and implementing interactions, to consider various aspects of human movements (Shusterman, 1999), and at the same time illustrate the importance of experiential qualities in design made clear by the study of affordances and the aesthetics of interaction. Human movement can be seen as an under-utilised and instrumentalised design consideration (Höök et al, 2016), despite its value as an explorative perceptual tool for participants, and as technology has developed, we have in turn evolved new ways of moving to interact with devices (i.e.…”

“…Due to the pervasiveness of emerging technologies, designers are constantly faced with complexities and challenges, which necessitate the use of various tools and methodologies. This paper combines inspiration from the fields of aesthetics of interaction (Overbeek 1999), somaesthetics (Shusterman, 1999), design ethnography (Salvador, 1999), design fiction (Bleecker, 2009) and speculative design (Auger, 2013), to explore a designerly way of overcoming the complexity of implementing technologies into our daily life. We propose a holistic design approach to envision possibilities for emerging technology, integrating the physicality of human bodies with technological materiality.…”

Everyday aesthetics and fiction: the significance of weather in Pequod by Vitor Ramil

“…Los bordes de este acto se sitúan en el orden de la conciencia y la comprensión. Aquí, valga decir, mientras la mención a la conciencia se conecta con la teoría de la estética cotidiana (Kupfer 1983;Sartwell 1995;Shusterman 1999), la comprensión se vincula a una hermenéutica de la vida (Vigo 246). En tal sentido, la perspectiva del hijo-narrador se asienta en el cruce entre el mirar el mundo conscientemente y la enunciación verbal de lo percibido (Dillard 30), incluso dando cuenta de lo que otros no ven: "La noche ocupaba la casa cuando la luz descendió azulada por los relieves de las escayolas del corredor de entrada" (Pequod 35).…”