Playing with purpose : adventures in performative social science / Mary M. Gergen and Kenneth J. Gergen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gergen, Mary M., author.

Contributor:

Gergen, Kenneth J.

Series:

Writing lives--ethnographic narratives.

Writing lives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social psychology.

Social sciences--Research.

Social sciences.

Performance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

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 chan

Contents:

section 1. Toward a performative social science

section 2. Literary arts : playing with potentials

section 3. Dramatic arts : ideas in action

section 4. Visualizing ideas : believing is seeing

section 5. Extending experiments : flying furniture.

Notes:

First published 2012 by Left Coast Press, Inc.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-42243-3

1-315-42244-1

1-315-42245-X

1-59874-547-6

9781315422459

OCLC:

793193100