How things matter in everyday lives of preschool age children: material-semiotic investigations in psychology and education
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| Publication date | 2012 |
| Journal | Journal für Psychologie |
| Volume | Issue number | 20 | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-13 |
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| Abstract |
This article draws on materials from ethnographic and participatory research on everyday eating practices in Berlin kindergartens. It argues that agency is not always a-priori located in the human subject. Agency can be translated and distributed over relational networks that include people and things; it can even be left over to things depending on the constellation in question. A material-semiotic approach is thus outlined that pays attention to micro-configurations and closely explores action - a focus which can further advance psychological theory and methodology. |
| Document type | Article |
| Language | English |
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