A Posthuman Approach to Agency, Disability, and Technology in Social Interactions

摘要

This study explores how agency is distributed in an interaction among a child, a speech-language pathologist, and an electronic communication device. Using video-recorded data of the interaction, I consider how micro features of the participants' communication such as gaze and gesture as well as material objects such as the device collectively shape possibilities for agency. This interdependent posthuman approach shifts our understanding and practice of agency from gaining independence to improving collect action.