| Description |
1 online resource (249 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Writing lives
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Writing lives--ethnographic narratives.
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| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Section I. Toward a Performative Social Science; 1. Shifts that Launched a Thousand Faces; 2. The Spreading Fires: Ignition and Inspiration; 3. Playing with Purpose: Contributions of a Performative; Section II. Literary Arts: Playing with Potentials; 4. Duographic Writing; 5. Collaging Voices -- Mary Gergen; 6. Multiplying Metaphors -- Mary Gergen; 7. The Dialogic Alternative -- Mary Gergen, with Kip Jones; 8. Juxtaposing Genres -- Ken Gergen; 9. Reflections on Writing; Section III. Dramatic Arts: Ideas in Action; 10. Performing the Mind -- Ken Gergen. |
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11. Performing Theory -- Mary Gergen12. Theatrical Power -- Mary Gergen; 13. The Costume is the Message -- Mary Gergen; 14. Reflecting on Dramatic Performance; Section IV. Visualizing Ideas: Believing Is Seeing; 15. Playing with Sam -- Ken Gergen, with Sam Maitin; 16. Relational Art -- Ken Gergen, with Regine Walter; 17. Photographic Playtime -- Ken Gergen, with Anne Marie Rijsman-Lecluyse; 18. Visual Deconstruction -- Ken Gergen, with Anne MarieRijsman-Lecluyse; 19. Reflecting on Visual Performance; Section V. Extending Experiments: Flying Furniture; 20. Sculpting Ideas -- Ken Gergen. |
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21. Cartooning and Critique -- Mary Gergen22. To Song!; 23. The Power of Multimedia -- Ken Gergen; 24. Cybergraphics -- Ken Gergen, with Anne Marie Rijsman-Lecluyse; 25. Fragmented Moments: Haiku -- Mary Gergen; 26. Teaching through Fiction -- Mary Gergen; 27. Reflecting on Extended Experiments; Notes; References; Index; About the Authors. |
| Summary |
Distilling decades of work spanning their prestigious careers, Mary M. and Kenneth J. Gergen make a strong case for enriching the social sciences through performative work. They present a unique exploration of the origins of performative social science and provide an intellectually rich overview of its significance in the field, as well as its evolving potential. Many of their own performance pieces are included in the volume. The authors envision a broadening of the social sciences, making it more accessible to non-experts and opening up new dialogues between society and science--and changing. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Social psychology.
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Social psychology. |
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Social sciences -- Research.
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Social sciences -- Research. |
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Performance.
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Performance. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Gergen, Kenneth J.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gergen, Mary M. Playing with Purpose : Adventures in Performative Social Science. Walnut Creek : Left Coast Press, ©2012 9781598745450 |
| ISBN |
9781598745474 (electronic book) |
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1598745476 (electronic book) |
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9781598745450 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9781598745467 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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