Vivian Sobchack

A collection of essays in film and media studies, developing a phenomenological perspective questioning the split between body and mind, between thought and senses. Most of the essays address topics that are increasingly recognized in interaction design, such as embodiment, affect and aesthetics. However, Sobchack treats them in a way that is much more thoroughly grounded in cultural studies and philosophy. There are no "implications for design" in the book, to borrow a useful piece of irony from Paul Dourish, but the reader is rewarded with an appreciation of the conceptual and cultural depths underlying the relations between body and media. The relevance seems clear also for interactive media.… (mer)