Trammell, Aaron

Repairing Play: A Black Phenomenology (Playful Thinking)

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ISBN 13:
9780262545273
author:
Trammell, Aaron
format:
Paperback
publisher:
MIT Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2023
Pages:
120
Dimensions:
20.2 x 13.2 x 1.2 centimetres (0
Genre:
Computers, Entertainment & Games, Nonfiction,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 4 working days
£22.15

Description

Repairing Play: A Black Phenomenology by Aaron Trammell A provocative study that challenges our understanding of play, revealing its complex and often hurtful nature. Contemporary theories of play have traditionally presented it as a positive and constructive concept, but this narrow definition ignores the experiences of people of color. In this book, Aaron Trammell proposes a radical redefinition of play, one that includes the suffering, subjugation, and taboo topics that are often erased from our understanding. Trammell's work offers a nuanced exploration of play as a power relationship, where even seemingly innocent activities can be used to discipline and control others. By expanding our definition of play to include these darker aspects, Trammell provides a new framework for understanding the complex dynamics of leisure and entertainment. This book is a form of intellectual reparation, correcting the notion that play must always give pleasure while revealing its deeper, often painful, and sometimes traumatic depths. By challenging traditional notions of play, Trammell's work offers a fresh perspective on our understanding of leisure and entertainment, one that is both thought-provoking and necessary.

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