Learning Bodies

Wondering if the body is just a vessel for learning or if it plays a more active role? This anthology explores how learning can be understood as a bodily experience, bringing together diverse perspectives on the link between body, movement, and learning.

Exploring the vital role of the body in the learning process from multiple scientific angles.

The contributors to this collection focus on developing and refining theories about ‘learning bodies,’ offering a comprehensive overview for anyone curious about current scientific debates on how body, movement, and learning interact.

To fully grasp the complexity of learning, it’s essential to consider the body-whether examining the neurological basis of learning, skill development, mental health, aesthetics, or the environment where learning happens. The body, along with movement and sensory experiences (collectively called corporeality), provides the foundation for change and growth throughout lifelong learning.

This anthology presents a variety of theoretical viewpoints, including neuroscience, psychiatry, sociology, psychology, phenomenology, and pedagogy. By bringing these diverse approaches together, it highlights a key issue in the philosophy of science: the importance of integrating different perspectives to deepen our understanding.

The book is divided into three parts:

• The Learning Body: Examines the learning process through psychological, neuroscientific, and phenomenological lenses.
• The Encultured Body: Explores how gender and aesthetics relate to the body within community practices.
• The Educated Body: Focuses on the body’s role in educational settings and various bodily conditions that affect learning.

This anthology is especially valuable for researchers and students in education, development, and psychology, as well as anyone interested in the connections between body, movement, biomedical sciences, social science, and the humanities.