Ned Barker


Most Recent Affiliation(s):


  • University College London

ISEA Bio(s) Available:


  • ISEA2023

    Ned Barker is a sociologist of technology and the body based at the University College London’s Knowledge Lab. He is currently PI of ‘Biohybrid Bodies: a sociological framework for living with Living Machines’, funded by the Leverhulme Trust (web: https://biohybridbodies.wordpress.com – twitter: @BiohybridB). As an experienced ethnographer Ned combines sensory, creative, and collaborative methods to explore the complex relations between body, technology, and society. His recent publications contribute to each of these areas and include: An Ethnographer Lured into Darkness, Interactive Skin Through a Social–Sensory Speculative Lens (with Jewitt & Steimle), and A Collaborative Research Manifesto! An Early Career response to uncertainties (with 14 colleagues).

Last Known Location:


  • London, United Kingdom

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