Given that touch and touching is so central to everyday embodied existence, why has it been largely ignored by social scientists for so long? What is the place

Touch is a fundamental element of dance. The (time) forms and contact zones of touch are means of expression both of self-reflexivity and the interaction of the

What happens when artists take touch as a starting point for embodied research? This collection of essays offers unique insights into contact in dance, by consi

This book introduces readers to the ethical and goal-oriented functions of touch in professional practice. Touch is both an increasingly visible topic today and

Touch may well be one of the least understood or talked about subjects in the helping professions. A discussion on the importance and ethics of positive, caring