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It's the body (that does it)! The production of knowledge through body in scientific learning practice

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The article focuses on the scientist's body with the aim of analyzing how knowledge is produced by the body in scientific practice. This process is mediated by links and interactions with the sociomaterial dimension of working practices and may be defined as a learning process. The paper investigates how mastery of the body is produced, perceived, defined and narrated by researchers engaged in laboratory practice. The paper shows how the scientist's corporeal learning is gradual, the fruit of daily disciplining, and it is only through a process of embodiment that the body develops sensitive ability and expert competency. The article includes three episodes of knowledge embodiment in the form of immersion in practice and ex-post reflection on the practice itself.

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  • Viteritti, Assunta, 2013. "It's the body (that does it)! The production of knowledge through body in scientific learning practice," Scandinavian Journal of Management, Elsevier, vol. 29(4), pages 367-376.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:scaman:v:29:y:2013:i:4:p:367-376
    DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2013.09.002
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    1. Minna-Liina Ojala & Lauri Hooli, 2022. "Development Cooperation as a Knowledge Creation Process: Rhythmanalytical Approach to a Capacity-Building Project in Zanzibar," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 34(1), pages 367-386, February.
    2. Susan Meriläinen & Tarja Salmela & Anu Valtonen, 2022. "Vulnerable relational knowing that matters," Gender, Work and Organization, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 29(1), pages 79-91, January.
    3. Eloisio Moulin Souza & Jo Brewis & Nick Rumens, 2016. "Gender, the Body and Organization Studies: Que(e)rying Empirical Research," Gender, Work and Organization, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 23(6), pages 600-613, November.

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