[Xmca-l] Re: Neoformation and developmental change: Issue 4 article for discussion

Bill Kerr billkerr@gmail.com
Fri Dec 15 23:38:12 PST 2017


hi Alfredo,
I downloaded Michael's first article and David's response. Is Michael's
response to David (Looking back to the Future) still available as a free
download? When I go to the site I get an invitation to login or purchase.

Interested in this discussion.
Thanks,
Bill Kerr


On Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 4:03 AM, Alfredo Jornet Gil <a.j.gil@iped.uio.no>
wrote:

> Steemed xmca'ers,
>
>
> the year is close to its end and we have yet to discuss a selected article
> from Issue 4. The choice this time is an article written by Wolff-Michael
> Roth: "Neoformation: A Dialectical Approach to Developmental Change?".
>
>
> The article, which is attached and will be made open access for a brief
> time soon, brings up the concept of "neoformation", a Vygotskian notion
> that has appeared more than once in xmca but which is not so common in the
> literature, despite having quite a methodological import in Vygotsky's
> writings.
>
>
> I believe the topic is timely given parallel discussions and critiques to
> Vygotsky in xmca and in recent literature. Moreover, the article brings
> with it a companion, David's Kellogg commentary (which is open access right
> now), and a response by Michael. So its a 3 for 1 treat!
>
>
> The whole issue is published here:
>
> http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/hmca20/current?nav=tocList
>
>
> Michael has kindly agreed to join the conversation in the coming days, and
> I encourage you all to have a look at the paper and not to be shy bringing
> in comments and questions. I think this is a unique opportunity we have for
> digging into the different ways in which Vygotsky's legacy may live on in
> current and future CHAT and CHAT-related research/literature.
>
>
> Alfredo
>
>


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