Playing with purpose adventures in performative social science

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gergen, Mary M., author (author), Gergen, Kenneth J. (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press c2012.
Abingdon, Oxon : 2016.
Edition:1st ed
Series:Writing lives--ethnographic narratives.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798239306719
Table of 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.