Intercorporeality in visually impaired running-together

Auditory attunement and somatic empathy

Bibliographic Data

ID3272633
AuthorsJ Allen-Collinson (0000-0003-2146-8000, University of Lincoln, corresponding author), Dona L Hall (0000-0003-1260-8729, University of Lincoln), Patricia C Jackman (0000-0002-5756-4494, University of Lincoln)
Year2024
Volume72
Issue1
Pages175-193
Publication date2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Sociological Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0038-0261 • E-ISSN: 1467-954X
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/00380261231163431
OpenAlexW4360838602
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited72

Given their salience in many sports and physical cultures, it is surprising that the practices, processes and production of intercorporeality and 'doing together' remain under-explored from a sociological perspective. The ongoing achievement of 'togethering' can be particularly important for the embodied partnership between a visually impaired (VI) runner and a sighted guide (SG) runner: a specific sporting dyad whose experiences are currently under-researched. To address this lacuna and contribute original insights to sensory sociological studies, here we explore the accomplishment of running-together by VI runners and sighted guides, focusing on the auditory dimension. To illustrate how these runners put the sense of hearing 'to work' in achieving finely attuned intercorporeality, often at considerable speed, we draw on qualitative data from a research project on VI running in the UK, involving five VI runners and five SGs. Here, we focus on auditory attunement in two domains identified as highly salient in the running-partners' intercorporeal experiences: (1) Listening out - auditory attention to non-linguistic sounds; and (2) Tuning in - the importance of attending to team-talk between VI runners and SG runners

Active listening · Attunement · Cognitive psychology · Embodied cognition · Empathy · Epistemology · Perspective (graphical) · Salience (neuroscience) · Sociology · Visual arts · Communication · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sport Psychology and Performance · Sports, Gender, and Society

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