Exoskeletal Devices and the Body

Deviant Bodies, Extended Bodies

Denisa Butnaru (University of Konstanz, Germany)

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Routledge
28 November 2024

Research methods: general; Phenomenology & Existentialism; Cultural studies; Social & cultural anthropology; Medical sociology

Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

This book enquires from a sociological perspective into contemporary corporeal transformations brought about by exoskeletal devices.

Challenging material boundaries of human bodies, their capacities, (in)abilities and skills, exoskeletal devices question social norms of corporeal “deviance” and “extension.” Through multi-sited ethnography, interviews and analyses of contemporary science and technology studies (STS), sociological literature and current approaches from the phenomenology of the body, this book shows how exoskeletons contribute to forging three contemporary “corporeal worlds”: impairment, ability and above-average ability.

The text questions deeply held ideas about enhancement and augmentation, corporeal deviance and “normality,” in the three studied fields of rehabilitation, industry and the armed forces. It will appeal to scholars and advanced students across the social sciences and humanities, including from sociology, philosophy, body studies, and science and technology studies.

By: Denisa Butnaru (University of Konstanz Germany)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032503776
ISBN 10: 1032503777
Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology
Pages: 242
Publication Date: 28 November 2024
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Denisa Butnaru is Deputy Professor of General and Cultural Sociology in the Department of History, Sociology, Empirical Educational Research and Sport Science, University of Konstanz, Germany. Her areas of research are socioanthropology of the body and technology, contemporary developments in phenomenology of the body, and qualitative methodology in the social sciences.