Playful Pluralities: Exploring Play and Playful Literacies across Ages, Spaces and Places

Autor/in	Mannard, Emily
Titel	Playful Pluralities: Exploring Play and Playful Literacies across Ages, Spaces and Places
Quelle	In: English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 22 (2023) 2, S.137-149 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.1108/ETPC-09-2022-0126
Schlagwörter	Play; Literacy Education; Imagination; Informal Education; Learning Processes; Ecology; Transformative Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spiel; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Learning process; Lernprozess; Ökologie; Pädagogische Transformation
Abstract	Purpose: Play and playful literacies shape essential spaces for belonging, connection, transformation and joy: from embodied immersions into fantasy worlds, to the creation of interest-led groups overflowing with varied knowledges and identities, and the disruption of societal hierarchies through roleplayed restorying. Yet, theorizations delineating playful possibilities--while plentiful and varied--are often rigidly constructed in relation to neoliberally/biopolitically motivated notions of value, use and productivity. Imbued with forms of modern power, play's full flourishing has been regulated and quelled, particularly within the realm of education. This study, a literature review, seeks to defy this fatuous notion of a frivolous play. Design/methodology/approach: Drawing from research within the fields of literacy and educational studies, the author centers playful methods commonly trivialized in contemporary discourse, including in global out-of-school spaces (e.g. gaming clubs, improvisational theater groups), with popular culture texts (e.g. picture books, digital fanfiction) and for older youth and adults. Findings: This exploration of play's potential across lifespans, formal/informal learning ecologies and worldwide contexts foregrounds its intrinsic nature and essential entwining with socio-culturally/materially mediated forms of knowledge and communication. Originality/value: With a unique focus on the playful literacies emerging across ages, spaces and places, this review advocates a turn toward the imaginative, messy, uncontrollable worlds of play in future research and practice. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01