Of Meanings and Movements

Re-languaging embodiment in dance phenomenology and cognition

Autores

  • Edward C. Warburton University of California, Santa Cruz (EUA)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2238-2046..15472

Resumo

Este artigo questiona o papel da fenomenologia como cognição corporificada e sugere outro modo de nomear o já muito usado e problemático termo corporificado. Defendo uma psicologia da dança compreendida como dança enação, e coloco a enação numa relação dinâmica com o tema da empatia cinestésica.

Biografia do Autor

  • Edward C. Warburton, University of California, Santa Cruz (EUA)
    Edward C. Warburton is Associate Professor of Dance at University of California, Santa Cruz (USA). A former professional dancer, his doctorate is in human development and psychology from Harvard University.

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Of Meanings and Movements: Re-languaging embodiment in dance phenomenology and cognition. PÓS: Revista do Programa de Pós-graduação em Artes da EBA/UFMG, Belo Horizonte, p. 151–181, 2013. DOI: 10.35699/2238-2046.15472. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/revistapos/article/view/15472. Acesso em: 28 abr. 2025.