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Welcome to Professor Mark Paterson from the University of Pittsburgh, USA

Mark Paterson

21 June 2024

Professor Paterson is visiting Bristol as a Benjamin Meaker Distinguished Visiting Professor and will be here from the 21st June to the 31st July.

Mark Paterson is Professor of Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh. He has an interest in the history and science of bodily sensation, and technologies of the senses. His current research is concerned with the role of embodiment in the histories of human-robot interactions. During his visiting he will be working with Dr Andy Flack in the Department of History on More-than-human senses and sensations.

You can read more about this project on Professor Paterson's web profile page

Further information

Please email ird-office@bristol.ac.uk if you have an enquiry about the Bristol Benjamin Meaker Distinguished Visiting Professorships.