Philosophy of Improvisation (eBook, PDF)

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Theory and Practice
Redaktion: Ravn, Susanne; McGuirk, James; Høffding, Simon

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Produktbeschreibung

This volume brings together philosophical and interdisciplinary perspectives on improvisation. The contributions connect the theoretical dimensions of improvisation with different viewpoints on its practice in the arts and the classroom.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000399127
• Artikelnr.: 61531097

Autorenporträt

Susanne Ravn is Professor at the Department of Sports Science and Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark. Her research focuses on movement practices in sport, dance and health and the interdisciplinary challenge of combining phenomenology and qualitative research methodologies. Her latest publications include 'Investigating dance improvisation - from spontaneity to agency', Dance Research Journal (2020) Simon Høffding is Associate Professor at the Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics at the University of Southern Denmark and affiliated researcher at the RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion, University of Oslo. James McGuirk is Professor of Philosophy and former Director of the Centre for Practical Knowledge at Nord University, Norway. His research focuses on themes in phenomenology, practical knowledge, and the interface between philosophy and professions research. He is the author of Eros, Otherness, Tyranny: The Indictment and Defence of the Philosophical Life in Plato, Nietzsche, and Lévinas (2017).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction

Improvisation: The Competences of Not Being in Control



Susanne Ravn, Simon Høffding, and James McGuirk



Part I: Reconsidering Improvisation

1. The Birth of Planning out of the Spirit of Improvisation: The Iceberg Model



Beth Preston



2. Improvisation as Online Planning



Raul Hakli



3. Towards a Wide Approach to Improvisation



Joel Krueger and Alessandro Salice



4. Improvisation as a Social Process



Nick Crossly



Part II: Specific Aspects of Improvisational Practices

5. Taking Responsibility by Letting Go: The Improvisation of Responding to the Call



Bruce Ellis Benson



6. Dance Improvisation and the Metaphysics of Force



Philipa Rothfield



7. Joint Improvisation as Interaction Ritual



Mikko Salmela



Part III: Improvisation in Practice

8. Improvising Affectivity - Kitt Johnson's site-specific Performances



Susanne Ravn



9. Inner & Outer Ears - Enacting Agential Systems in Music Improvisation



Simon Høffding and Torben Snekkestad



10. Improvisation in the Classroom: Towards an Aspectual Account of Improvisatory Practice



James McGuirk



Afterword

'Yes, and...': Having It All in Improvisation Studies



John Sutton

Rezensionen

"We do not just improvise sometimes and in some domains but all the time, in multi-modal, online, and interactive ways. Or so this wonderful book claims in ways that are fully persuasive. This book on improvisation in thought, in life, in action, and in interaction in a wide variety of everyday, artistic, and social domains is a breath of inter- and transdisciplinary fresh air in a field that continues to grow and expand. It is required reading for improvisation scholars in philosophy, in the arts, in pedagogy, in sports, and in creativity studies in general."

Aili Bresnahan, University of Dayton, USA

"Improvisation is the defining feature of human social life and is the essence of creativity. This fascinating book contains chapters on music, dance, planning, the classroom, and social life. The unifying insight is that improvisation is always present in our everyday lives. This book will be essential reading for anyone concerned with improvisational action, collaboration, and creativity, including scholars in the arts, in sociology, and in philosophy."

Keith Sawyer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

"The volume is definitively highly valuable, particularly because it makes readers think intensely and extensively about key aspects of improvisation that open up very interesting perspectives on central issues in the philosophy of action and in the philosophy of art, as well as in other areas of contemporary philosophical discussion such as ethics and pedagogy."

Alessandro Bertinetto, Estetika: The European Journal of Aesthetics