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Play, Creativity, and Social Movements

Author : Benjamin Shepard
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136829644
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (368 download)

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Download or read book Play, Creativity, and Social Movements written by Benjamin Shepard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-05-23 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As we play, we step away from stark reality to conjure up new possibilities for the present and our common future. Today, a new cohort of social activists are using it to create social change and reinvent democratic social relations. In contrast to work or routine, play must be free. To the extent that it is, it infuses a high-octane burst of innovation into any number of organizational practices and contexts, and invites social actors to participate in a low-threshold, highly democratic process of collaboration, based on pleasure and convivial social relations. Despite the contention that such activities are counterproductive, movements continue to put the right to party on the table as a part of a larger process of social change, as humor and pleasure disrupt monotony, while disarming systems of power. Through this book, Shepard explores notions of play as a social movement activity, considering some of the meanings, applications and history of the concept in relation to social movement groups ranging from Dada and Surrealism to Situationism, the Yippies to the Young Lords, ACT UP to the Global Justice, anti-gentrification, community and anti-war movements of recent years.

Play, Creativity, and Social Movements

Author : Benjamin Shepard
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136829644
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (368 download)

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The Art of Moral Protest

Author : James M. Jasper
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226394964
Total Pages : 533 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Moral Protest written by James M. Jasper and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Art of Moral Protest, James Jasper integrates diverse examples of protest—from nineteenth-century boycotts to recent movements—into a distinctive new understanding of how social movements work. Jasper highlights their creativity, not only in forging new morals but in adopting courses of action and inventing organizational forms. "A provocative perspective on the cultural implications of political and social protest."—Library Journal

Vygotsky and Creativity

Author : M. Cathrene Connery
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9781433107054
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Vygotsky and Creativity written by M. Cathrene Connery and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2010 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text presents a Vygotskian perspective on children's and adults' symbolic engagement in play, multi-modal meaning making, and the arts. Psychologists, artists, and educators present research and practice in a variety of learning environments through the lens of Vygotsky's cultural historical theory. The connections between creative expression, learning, teaching, and development are situated in a theoretical framework that emphasizes the social origins of individual development and the arts. The authors share a view of learning as an imaginative process rooted in our common need to communicate and transform individual experience through the cultural lifelines of the arts. This book is suitable for readers or courses in the following areas: art and aesthetics; art education; art therapy; cultural historical activity theory; communication; creativity studies; early childhood education; education; educational perspectives; educational psychology; emotional development; cultural and societal foundations; language, literacy, and sociocultural studies; learning and development; mental health and catharsis; multiliteracies; multimodal meaning making; play; play therapy; psychology; semiotics; social construction of meaning; trauma, resilience, and therapeutic processes and practices; and Vygotskian approaches to psychology.

Making Democracy Fun

Author : Josh A. Lerner
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262551144
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book Making Democracy Fun written by Josh A. Lerner and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2024-02-06 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the tools of game design to fix democracy. Anyone who has ever been to a public hearing or community meeting would agree that participatory democracy can be boring. Hours of repetitive presentations, alternatingly alarmist or complacent, for or against, accompanied by constant heckling, often with no clear outcome or decision. Is this the best democracy can offer? In Making Democracy Fun, Josh Lerner offers a novel solution for the sad state of our deliberative democracy: the power of good game design. What if public meetings featured competition and collaboration (such as team challenges), clear rules (presented and modeled in multiple ways), measurable progress (such as scores and levels), and engaging sounds and visuals? These game mechanics would make meetings more effective and more enjoyable—even fun. Lerner reports that institutions as diverse as the United Nations, the U.S. Army, and grassroots community groups are already using games and game-like processes to encourage participation. Drawing on more than a decade of practical experience and extensive research, he explains how games have been integrated into a variety of public programs in North and South America. He offers rich stories of game techniques in action, in children's councils, social service programs, and participatory budgeting and planning. With these real-world examples in mind, Lerner describes five kinds of games and twenty-six game mechanics that are especially relevant for democracy. He finds that when governments and organizations use games and design their programs to be more like games, public participation becomes more attractive, effective, and transparent. Game design can make democracy fun—and make it work.

101 More Dance Games for Children

Author : Paul Rooyackers
Publisher : Hunter House
ISBN 13 : 9780897933834
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (338 download)

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Download or read book 101 More Dance Games for Children written by Paul Rooyackers and published by Hunter House. This book was released on 2003 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with dance games that the whole classroom or family can play and learn from, this book collects noncompetitive activities that reward children for their involvement, encourage them to use their imagination, and show them how to express their feelings without using words. Illustrations.

Doing Democracy

Author : Bill Moyer
Publisher : New Society Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780865714182
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (141 download)

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Download or read book Doing Democracy written by Bill Moyer and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2001-08-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An empowering guide to understanding the strategies behind successful social movements.

Play and Creativity in Psychotherapy (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)

Author : Terry Marks-Tarlow
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393711722
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (937 download)

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Book Synopsis Play and Creativity in Psychotherapy (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology) by : Terry Marks-Tarlow

Download or read book Play and Creativity in Psychotherapy (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology) written by Terry Marks-Tarlow and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distinguished clinicians demonstrate how play and creativity have everything to do with the deepest healing, growth, and personal transformation. Through play, as children, we learn the rules and relationships of culture and expand our tolerance of emotions—areas of life "training" that overlap with psychotherapy. Here leading writers illuminate what play and creativity mean for the healing process at any stage of life. Contributors include: Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, Daniel J. Siegel, Marion Solomon, Aldrich Chan, Allan Schore, Terry Marks-Tarlow, Pat Ogden, Louis Cozolino, Theresa Kestly, Jaak Panksepp, Stuart Brown, Madelyn Eberly, Zoe Galvez, Betsy Crouch, Bonnie Goldstein, and Steve Gross.

Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice

Author : Gary L. Anderson
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1452265658
Total Pages : 1832 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice written by Gary L. Anderson and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2007-04-13 with total page 1832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice presents a comprehensive overview of the field with topics of varying dimensions, breadth, and length. This three-volume Encyclopedia is designed for readers to understand the topics, concepts, and ideas that motivate and shape the fields of activism, civil engagement, and social justice and includes biographies of the major thinkers and leaders who have influenced and continue to influence the study of activism.

Creativity and Humour in Occupy Movements

Author : A. Yalcintas
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137473630
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book Creativity and Humour in Occupy Movements written by A. Yalcintas and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-02-03 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers scholarly perspectives on the creative and humorous nature of the protests at Gezi Park in Turkey, 2013. The contributors argue that these protests inspired musicians, film-makers, social scientists and other creative individuals, out of a concern for the aesthetics of the protests, rather than seizure of political power.

Fantasy and Social Movements

Author : J. Ormrod
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137348178
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book Fantasy and Social Movements written by J. Ormrod and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-09-29 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is sometimes assumed that fantasizing stands in contrast to activism. This book, however, argues that fantasy plays a central role in social movements. Drawing on psychoanalysis and psychosocial theories, Fantasy and Social Movements examines the relationships between fantasy, reality, action, the unconscious and the collective.

Play, Playfulness, Creativity and Innovation

Author : Paul Patrick Gordon Bateson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107015138
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Play, Playfulness, Creativity and Innovation written by Paul Patrick Gordon Bateson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-07-11 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the role of playfulness in animal and human development, highlighting its links to creativity and, in turn, to innovation.

Black flags and social movements

Author : Dana M. Williams
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 152610556X
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book Black flags and social movements written by Dana M. Williams and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2017-11-17 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anarchism may be the most misunderstood political ideology of the modern era, and one of the least studied social movements by English-speaking scholars. Black flags and social movements addresses this deficit with an in-depth analysis of contemporary anarchist movements as interpreted by social movement theories and political sociology. Using unique data gathered by anarchists themselves, Williams presents longitudinal and international analyses that focus upon who anarchists are, and where they may be found. Social movement ideas including political opportunity, new social movements, and social capital theory, are relevant and adaptable to understanding anarchist movements. Due to their sometimes limited numbers and identities as radical anti-authoritarians, anarchists often find themselves collaborating with numerous other social movements, bringing along their values, ideas and tactics.

If I Can't Dance

Author : Benjamin Shepard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1868 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book If I Can't Dance written by Benjamin Shepard and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 1868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Rethinking the Spectacle

Author : Devin Penner
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774860537
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)

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Download or read book Rethinking the Spectacle written by Devin Penner and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2019-06-15 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spectacle is usually considered a superficial form of politics, which tries to distract and deceive a passive audience. It is difficult to see how this type of politics could be reconciled with the democratic requirement of active and informed agency. Rethinking the Spectacle re-examines the tension between spectacle and political agency using the ideas and practices of Guy Debord and the Situationist International as a point of departure. Drawing on radical democratic theory and examining case studies such as the 2011 Occupy movement, Devin Penner concludes that spectacle can and should be used to mobilize the public for egalitarian purposes.

Contemporary Perspectives on Research in Creativity in Early Childhood Education

Author : Olivia Saracho
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1617357421
Total Pages : 439 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Perspectives on Research in Creativity in Early Childhood Education written by Olivia Saracho and published by IAP. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recently, a new understanding of creative thought and creative performance has surfaced. It has also attracted the attention of early childhood professional organizations and researchers. Professional organizations have included it in their publications and conferences. While current creativity researchers have initiated a far more sophisticated understanding of young children’s creative thinking, ways to assess creativity, strategies to promote creativity, and research methodologies. The purpose of this volume is to present a wide range of different theories and areas in the study of creativity to help researchers and theorists work toward the development of different perspectives on creativity with young children. It focuses on critical analyses and reviews of the literature on topics related to creativity research, development, theories, and practices. It will serve as a reference for early childhood education researchers, scholars, academics, general educators, teacher educators, teachers, graduate students, and scientists to stimulate further “dialogue” on ways to enhance creativity. The chapters are of high quality and provide scholarly analyses of research studies that capture the full range of approaches to the study of creativity --- behavioral, clinical, cognitive, cross-cultural, developmental, educational, genetic, organizational, psychoanalytic, psychometric, and social. Interdisciplinary research is also included, as is research within specific domains such as art and science, as well as on critical issues (e.g., aesthetics, genius, imagery, imagination, insight, intuition, metaphor, play, problem finding and solving). Thus, it offers critical analyses on reviews of research in a form that are useful to early childhood researchers, scholars, educators, and graduate students. It also places the current research in its historical context. The volume is also of interest to the general readers who are interested in the young children’s creativity. The chapters are authored by established scholars in the field of young children’s creativity.

Queer Political Performance and Protest

Author : Benjamin Shepard
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135900426
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)

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Download or read book Queer Political Performance and Protest written by Benjamin Shepard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-09-10 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the birth of the Gay Liberation through the rise of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) in 1987, the global justice movement in 1994, the largest day of antiwar protest in world history in February 2003, the Republican National Convention protests in August 2004, and the massive immigrant rights rallies in the spring of 2006, the streets of cities around the world have been filled with a new theatrical model of protest. Elements of fun, creativity, pleasure, and play are cornerstones of this new approach toward protest and community building. No movement has had a larger influence on the emergence of play in social movement activity than the gay liberation and queer activism of the past thirty years. This book examines the role of play in gay liberation and queer activism, and the ways in which queer notions of play have influenced a broad range of social movements.