Touch is really strange / Steve Haines ; [art by] Sophie Standing.
"Why can't we tickle ourselves? How can slow touch convey more powerful emotions than fast touch? How does touch shape our perception of the world?The latest addition to the Really Strange series, this science-based graphic comic addresses these questions and more, revealing the complexity of touch and exploring its power and limits. Used positively, touch can change pain and trauma, communicate compassion and love and generate social bonding. Get it wrong and it can be abusive and terrifying. Everyone's initial experience of life and existence is tactile and spatial at its core. Before we have language, our concepts are formed as we meet a world full of edges and textures. Touch Is Really Strange celebrates the power of inward touch (interoception) and looks at how we can use skilful contact to promote feelings of joy, connection and vitality inside another. Touch helps us feel real and connected, and is fundamental to the development of consciousness and to perception. Steve Haines' new book teaches us how to safely touch people, not parts of people"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781787757103
- Physical Description: pages cm.
- Publisher: Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2021.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Subject: | Touch > Comic books, strips, etc. Touch > Physiological aspects > Comic books, strips, etc. Touch > Psychological aspects > Comic books, strips, etc. |
Genre: | Comics (Graphic works) |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Old Fort Branch Library | 612.88 HAI (Text) | 37810435389068 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 09/17/2024 |