Embodiment in Human Communication

This article defines the present moment in the anthropology of embodied human communication as a moment of possible fusion between ( a ) the new conception of the living human body emerging in biology, cognitive science and neuroscience, and sociology and anthropology and ( b ) the advanced methodol...

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Published inAnnual review of anthropology Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 419 - 438
Main Author Streeck, Jürgen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Palo Alto Annual Reviews 21.10.2015
Annual Reviews, Inc
Subjects
Anthropology
Biology
Cognitive science
Communication
Embodiment
gesture
Human body
interaction
Interpersonal communication
phenomenology
practice
Research methodology
Social anthropology
Social interaction
Social research
Sociological research
Sociology
Sports
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Summary:This article defines the present moment in the anthropology of embodied human communication as a moment of possible fusion between ( a ) the new conception of the living human body emerging in biology, cognitive science and neuroscience, and sociology and anthropology and ( b ) the advanced methodology and research on social interaction in the "interactionist" tradition, which is reinterpreted here as a study of socialized practices for interacting in, and inhabiting, the world with others. A growing number of studies of interaction are now focused on "multimodal" communication in complex material settings. The convergence of research programs is illustrated here by sociological research on dance and sports, by a practice-based approach to gesture, and by a selective overview of recent studies of multimodality. Particular attention is given to two influential theoretical programs, one by E. Hutchins and the other by C. Goodwin.
ISSN:0084-6570
1545-4290
DOI:10.1146/annurev-anthro-102214-014045