A couple of weeks ago I was fortunate to be able to give a talk on sexual assault and unconsciousness at Durham University, in a visit cosponsored by the Centre for Medical Humanities. Caitríona Ni Dhuill and Angela Woods also organized a workshop on “Sleep, Activity, Agency” that included presentations from me, Felicity Callard and…
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Since I was in a car accident six months ago, I’m unwillingly hyperaware of the way I extend and control my body. Tools like cars, according to Drew Leder’s analysis of embodied experience, allow us to “redesign” our extended bodies to interact with the world. A car, understood as a tool that acts as an…
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