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Author:   Will Gibson (University College London, UK) ,  Natalia Ruiz-Junco (Auburn University, USA) ,  Dirk vom Lehn (King's College London, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781032659534

ISBN 10:   103265953
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   24 February 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Conceptualising Sensory Practice in Everyday Life 3. Multisensoriality at Work: Touching and Looking at Bones in Forensic Examinations 4. Professional Touch and Projected Experience in a Lingerie Trade Fair 5. Wheeling and Dealing with Flowers: A Sensory Exchange Between a Shopkeeper and a Wholesale Merchant 6. Sensing the Atmosphere in Tightly Controlled Settings 7. Guiding, Sparring and Rolling: Sensing Consent in Cooperative Sporting Interactions 8. Shpilkes and Other Needles: The Sensory Experience of Being Tattooed 9. The Senses-In-Action: Visual and Haptic Encounters with Occasioned Environments 10. Intercorporeal and Intersensorial Empathetic Proprioceptive Practice as Social Action in Rock Climbers’ Collaborative Ropework Supported Activities 11. The Consequentiality of Sticky Ham Salad: A Post-Praxeological Study of Visual Impaired People’s Sensory Experiences of Food Items 12. Semanticzing Non-Common Sensory Experiences 13. “Sauna Hot”: Instructed Sensing in Firefighting Exercises 14. Exploratory Touch in Children’s Interaction: Perceiving, Approaching, and Categorising Body-Subjects 15. On Transcendence: Embodiment, Interoception and the Somatosensorium of Altered States

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Will Gibson is Professor of Interactional Sociology and Qualitative Research Methodology at the Institute of Education at University College London, UK. His research concerns interaction and communication in diverse areas of practice including education and professional contexts. Technology and, increasingly, affect and sensing are central areas of concern in his work. Natalia Ruiz-Junco is Associate Professor of Sociology at Auburn University, USA. Her research interests include social theory, social interaction, emotions/affect, and sustainability. Dirk vom Lehn is a Professor of Organisation and Practice at King's Business School at King's College London, UK. His research focuses on the analysis of social interaction across various settings, including museums, optometric consultations, dance lessons, and street markets.

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