Playframes by Celia Pearce, Janet H. Murray - 9780262550819

MIT Press Ltd

An exploration of how we know we\u0092re playing and what happens when we don\u0092t.\nPlayframes builds on the work of Gregory Bateson and Erving Goffman to take a deep dive into Bateson\u0092s primary question: How do we know we\u0092re playing? In this book, Celia Pearce addresses this question by building a comprehensive theory of the specific mechanisms that metacommunicate the message \u0093this is play.\u0094 This \u0093big tent\u0094 approach covers a broad swath of playframes, ranging from theme parks to cosplay, board and video games, and sports, and describes how spatial and temporal frames, as well as artifacts such as costumes and uniforms, toys, and sports equipment, let us know when a play activity is underway.\nPearce teases out distinctions between ritual and play activities, including social practices in which\n\nPlayframes\nHow Do We Know We Are Playing?\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail track;