1st Edition

Playful Methods Engaging the Unexpected in Literacy Research

166 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

166 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

166 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book introduces three new subjects to the context of literacy research—play, the imaginary, and improvisation—and proposes how to incorporate these important concepts into the field as research methods in order to engage people, materials, spaces, and imaginaries that are inherent in every research encounter. Grounded in cutting-edge theory, chapters are structured around lived narratives of... Read more

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.