Zaunbrecher2018
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BibType | ARTICLE |
Key | Zaunbrecher2018 |
Author(s) | Nicolas j. Zaunbrecher |
Title | Viewing Spontaneity Ethnomethodologically |
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Tag(s) | EMCA, Spontaneity, Improvisation, Ethnomethodology, Rhetorical analysis, Improvisational theatre |
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Year | 2018 |
Language | English |
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Journal | Human Studies |
Volume | 41 |
Number | 1 |
Pages | 1-20 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10746-017-9442-8 |
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Abstract
Abstract In this article, I identify ‘‘spontaneity’’ as a significant but poorly-ana- lyzed term in social theory and description through an overview of tensions between varying technical accounts of spontaneity in research literature. In contrast to conceptually-slippery ‘‘realist’’ accounts of spontaneity, I argue for viewing spon- taneity ethnomethodologically, i.e., as a contextually-emergent social practice. I suggest two directions for future applications of this approach: first, an eth- nomethodological approach to rhetorical analysis of unanalyzed use of the term ‘‘spontaneity’’ in research literature, and second, observational studies of improvi- sational theatre, a social practice in which orientation toward the production of spontaneity by participants is criterial to the identity of the practice.
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