ABSTRACT
The foundational ideas about embodiment of one of the key theorists of phenomenology, Merleau-Ponty, show that embodiment is conceived out of the sensory. The intersubjective formation of embodiment, especially across digital networks, is flourishing in the age of mobile computing. The valuing of shared physical space instead of distant digital connections that might displace proximity between people and their bodies is often an ableist concept, one that prioritizes modes of engagement that are afforded to certain types of bodies over others. Culture is reworked from the inside by embodied interactors designing and repurposing technology. Within this situation, technology often serves as a catalyst for the massive cultural and embodied transformations that come to define an era. Since embodiment is always cocreated alongside space, it must be noted, embodiment is always site-specific to the particular cultures, histories, and relationships that serve as catalysts to such production.
