The sensorium at work: the sensory phenomenology of the working body

Hockey, John and Allen-Collinson, Jacquelyn (2009) The sensorium at work: the sensory phenomenology of the working body. The Sociological Review, 57 (2). pp. 217-239. ISSN 0038-0261

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Abstract

The sociology of the body and the sociology of work and occupations have both neglected to some extent the study of the ‘working body’ in paid employment, particularly with regard to empirical research into the sensory aspects of working practices. This gap is perhaps surprising given how strongly the sensory dimension features in much of working life. This article is very much a first step in calling for a more phenomenological, embodied and ‘fleshy’ perspective on the body in employment, and examines some of the theoretical and conceptual resources available to researchers wishing to focus on the lived working-body experiences of the sensorium. We also consider some possible representational forms for a more evocative, phenomenologically-inspired portrayal of sensory, lived-working-body experiences, and offer suggestions for future avenues of research.

Keywords:Phenomenology, Sociological phenomenology, Sociology of the body, The senses, Sensorium, The body at work
Subjects:L Social studies > L300 Sociology
Divisions:College of Social Science > School of Sport and Exercise Science
ID Code:6233
Deposited On:26 Sep 2012 14:03

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