Play of individuals and societies / edited by Lynn A. Barnett.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barnett, Lynn A. (Lynn Anne), 1951- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Inter-Disciplinary Press, [2014]

Summary:

This volume was first published by Inter-Disciplinary Press in 2014. Play has always had a special place in the world and for much of our literate history has been seen as capturing the true essence of the individual and the surrounding culture. All of the chapters in this book express the sentiment that we can see in play the embodiment of human beings as well as our societal cultures. This is evident in our aesthetic transcendent and everyday play experiences - in the literature we read, the theatre we attend, the games we play, the art we experience, and in the way our lives are organized by powerful others and societal license. And, as several chapters illuminate, play is the world we construct to express our opposition to the pluralistic and controlling world we live in - a way to express our individuality and create an interval, a transient haven. The chapters in this book encourage the reader about a reflective way of thinking about play that preserves, contemplates, and clarifies how play embodies our selves and our cultures.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Homo Ludens vs. Homo Economicus and the Decline of Play / Mete Ulaş Aksoy

Deviant Play / Joel A. Blanco

Little Red Riding Hood Meets Superman: Kieran Egan’s Imaginative Education and the Playful Child / Wendy C. Turgeon

Girls and Doll-Playing as Portrayed in Children’s Literature / Keiko Tanaka

Novel as the Godgame and the Confrontation between the Novelist and the Character in John Fowles’ The Magus / Barış Mete

Treasure-Hunting, Conversation and Chance: Game-Playing through Artistic Encounters / Anna Powell

The Exquisite Corpse: A Game of Objective Chance / Leslie Ann Boldt

The Narrative Shortcomings of Sandbox Games / Philip Johnston

Inhibitors to Play: Skill and Choice-Making by Adult Students of Long-Form Improvisational Comedy / Ryan Karels and Martina Karels

Playfulness as an Individual Attribute across the Lifespan

Understanding Play: The Perceptions of Children, Adolescents, Parents and Teachers / Karen McInnes and Nicola Birdsey

Medical Play in Healthcare Environments / Laura Gould

Frustrations and Rewards in Children’s Play with Animals / Tamar Axelrad-Levy , Ainat Guberman , Sharon Almaliah and Michal Motro

Play Stops in Istanbul / Fulya Menderes

Play as a Transitional Awareness Incentive in Metropolis / Canan Erten and Özkan Tuba

A Game on the Urban Experience and Limits of Perception / Hasibe Akın and Tamer Sermet Ozgur

War and/as Play / Iva Apostolova.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-84888-327-7

OCLC:

1096236329

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9781848883277 DOI