Mark Paterson

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With a BA in Philosophy, an MA in European Philosophy, and a Ph.D. in Human Geography, Mark is interested in the nexus of the body, space and technology.

He is author of 'Seeing with the Hands: Blindness, Vision and Touch after Descartes' (2016), 'Consumption and Everyday Life' (2006; second edition 2017, third edition 2023), and co-editor of 'Touching Space, Placing Touch'. His book for University of Minnesota Press, 'How We Became Sensorimotor: Movement, Measurement, Sensation' came out October 2021. His blog: http://www.sensory-motor.com.

Mark has lived and worked in the UK, Zimbabwe, Japan, Australia, and for the past 11 years, the USA.
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‘Affective Touching: Neurobiology and Technological Applications’ short book published

As of February 20, my short (76 page) book Affective Touching: Neurobiology and Technological Applications [free access from Feb 20- 6 March!] was published in the Cambridge University Press ‘Elements in Histories of Emotions and the Senses‘ series. The series, edited by Rob Boddice, Mark Smith, and Piroska Nagy, has some excellent short volumes, including... Continue Reading → Read more of this blog post »
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Consumption and Everyday Life

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The Senses of Touch: Haptic...

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Seeing with the Hands: Blin...

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Touching Space, Placing Touch

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