1st Edition
Playful Methods Engaging the Unexpected in Literacy Research
PART I THE (PLAY)GROUND
CHAPTER 1 INVITATIONS TO PLAY AND REIMAGINE INQUIRY FOR LIVED LITERACIES
CHAPTER 2 THE RESEARCH ENCOUNTER: DIFFERENCE AND RELATION
CHAPTER 3 IMAGINARIES AND THE IMAGINATION IN LITERACY RESEARCH ENCOUNTERS
CHAPTER 4 METHODS FOR DESIGNING THE RESEARCH (PLAY)GROUND
PART II PLAYFUL METHODS ACROSS CONTEXTS
CHAPTER 5 IMPROVISATION AS INQUIRY SPACES FOR (UN)DOING LITERACY AND DOING HUMANIZING WORK
CHAPTER 6 PLAY, RUPTURES, AND BECOMINGS
CHAPTER 7 TAKING PLAYFUL METHODS INTO THE WILD
CHAPTER 8 UNCERTAIN FUTURES AND UNSATISFYING CONCLUSIONS
APPENDIX: PLAYFUL METHODS
Biography
Carmen Liliana Medina is Associate Professor of Literacy, Culture and Language Education at Indiana University, USA.
Mia Perry is Senior Lecturer of Literacies and Arts in Education at the University of Glasgow, Scotland.
Karen Wohlwend is Professor of Literacy, Culture, and Language Education at Indiana University, USA.






