Philosophy of Improvisation (eBook, ePUB)

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

• Format: ePub

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: 9781000399141
• Artikelnr.: 61531028

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