Performative social science: a consideration of skills, purpose and context
Abstract: 'This article reviews recent work applying a notion of 'performance' in the study and representation of lives. It tries to clarify some of the issues involved - including the meaning of 'performance' - and 'performative' - the range of possible approaches (e.g., in addition to drama-other arts) and the relationship between 'subjects', 'researcher' and 'audience'. An immediate concern is the nature of the researcher - as having the necessary skills and abilities or knowledge involved in 'performance' (in researching, writing, recording and representing), as engaged (to some extent) in 'artistic' endeavour, and moving between a number of 'roles' and social relations in 'performing' with/ to others (the 'researched' group, audience and society). An important issue for social science in crossing or bridging the social science-arts, in taking up 'performative approaches', is 'What remains distinctive about the social science if it becomes involved with performance approaches?' As a sour
- Weitere Titel
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Performative Sozialwissenschaft: Überlegungen zu Qualifikationen, Zweck und Kontext
- Standort
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Performative social science: a consideration of skills, purpose and context ; volume:34 ; number:1 ; year:2009 ; pages:307-353
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Historical social research ; 34, Heft 1 (2009), 307-353
- Klassifikation
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Nachrichtenmedien, Journalismus, Verlagswesen
Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie
- Urheber
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Roberts, Brian
- DOI
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10.12759/hsr.34.2009.1.307-353
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-286480
- Rechteinformation
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Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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14.08.2025, 10:43 MESZ
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Beteiligte
- Roberts, Brian