Full Description
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 the world in the process. Social scientists and researchers will gain a valuable new perspective from this insightful tome.
Contents
Purpose: Contributions of a Performative Social Science; Literary Arts: Playing With Potentials; Chapter 4 Duographic Writing; Chapter 5 Collaging Voices, Mary Gergen; Chapter 6 Multiplying Metaphors, Mary Gergen; Chapter 7 The Dialogic Alternative, Mary Gergen, Kip Jones; Chapter 8 Juxtaposing Genres, Ken Gergen; Chapter 9 Reflections on Writing; Dramatic Arts: Ideas in Action; Chapter 10 Performing the Mind, Ken Gergen; Chapter 11 Performing Theory, Mary Gergen; Chapter 12 Theatrical Power, Mary Gergen; Chapter 13 The Costume is the Message, Mary Gergen; Chapter 14 Reflecting on Dramatic Performance; Visualizing Ideas: Believing Is Seeing; Chapter 15 Playing with Sam, ken Gergen, Sam Maitin; Chapter 16 Relational Art, Ken Gergen, Regine Walter; Chapter 17 Photographic Playtime, Ken Gergen, Anne Marie Rijsman-Lecluyse; Chapter 18 Visual Deconstruction, Ken Gergen, Anne Marie Rijsman-Lecluyse; Chapter 19 Reflecting on Visual Performance; Extending Experiments: Flying Furniture; Chapter 20 Sculpting Ideas, Ken Gergen; Chapter 21 Cartooning and Critique, Mary Gergen; Chapter 22 To Song; Chapter 23 The Power of Multimedia, Ken Gergen; Chapter 24 Cybergraphics, Ken Gergen, Anne Marie Rijsman-Lecluyse; Chapter 25 Fragmented Moments: Haiku, Mary Gergen; Chapter 26 Teaching through Fiction, Mary Gergen; Chapter 27 Reflecting on Extended Experiments;
