Joanna Łapińska, who holds a PhD in Cultural Studies, is a postdoctoral scholar who has taught at the University of Vienna and Paris Lodron University of Salzburg. She led a research project on ASMR funded by the Austrian Science Fund. Her academic interests include ASMR, posthumanism, affect theory and self-care. She has published widely in film and media studies.

• Chapter 1. Scratching the World: Introduction - Chapter 2. Performance (of Intimacy) - Chapter 3. (Intimacy of) Sound) - Chapter 4. Affect (and Intimacy) - Chapter 5. Posthuman (Intimacy) - Chapter 6. (Intimacy of) Sleep - Chapter 7. Tapping You: Conclusion

Joanna Łapińska, who holds a PhD in Cultural Studies, is a postdoctoral scholar who has taught at the University of Vienna and Paris Lodron University of Salzburg. She led a research project on ASMR funded by the Austrian Science Fund. Her academic interests include ASMR, posthumanism, affect theory and self-care. She has published widely in film and media studies.

• Chapter 1. Scratching the World: Introduction - Chapter 2. Performance (of Intimacy) - Chapter 3. (Intimacy of) Sound) - Chapter 4. Affect (and Intimacy) - Chapter 5. Posthuman (Intimacy) - Chapter 6. (Intimacy of) Sleep - Chapter 7. Tapping You: Conclusion

Joanna Łapińska, who holds a PhD in Cultural Studies, is a postdoctoral scholar who has taught at the University of Vienna and Paris Lodron University of Salzburg. She led a research project on ASMR funded by the Austrian Science Fund. Her academic interests include ASMR, posthumanism, affect theory and self-care. She has published widely in film and media studies.

• Chapter 1. Scratching the World: Introduction - Chapter 2. Performance (of Intimacy) - Chapter 3. (Intimacy of) Sound) - Chapter 4. Affect (and Intimacy) - Chapter 5. Posthuman (Intimacy) - Chapter 6. (Intimacy of) Sleep - Chapter 7. Tapping You: Conclusion