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Embodied Underground Oct 12th, 2021

Event Start Date:
October 12, 2021
Event End Date:
October 12, 2021
Event Venue:
Zoom

Reading group on embodiment theory. Interested in joining us? Please email Dor (at) berkeley (dot) edu first so we can plan ahead.

This week’s reading for discussion:

Lafontaine, S. (2020). The significance of mobility in Alfred Schutz’s theory of action. Human Studies, 43(4), 567-584. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10746-020-09563-2

Guest Speakers (See full list)

Marjaana Kangas

Marjaana Kangas

AI play in higher Education: Students’ perceptions of play and co-creation of knowledge with generative ...
Ori Ossmy

Ori Ossmy

Physical cognition in altered gravity: Link between sensorimotor and cognitive adaptability
Nicola Di Stefano

Nicola Di Stefano

What, if anything, can be considered an amodal sensory dimension?
Charles Spence

Charles Spence

What, if anything, can be considered an amodal sensory dimension?
Kati Kish Bar-On

Kati Kish Bar-On

Beyond binary group categorization: towards a dynamic view of human groups
Alessandro Gelmi

Alessandro Gelmi

On the nature, uses and functions of imagination in education: A multidisciplinary approach
Julia Chatain

Julia Chatain

Designing for embodied sense-making of mathematics: Perspectives on directed and spontaneous bodily actions

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