[Xmca-l] Re: some videos for a general audience

Mon Feb 10 12:36:42 PST 2020

Thanks to Andy for his first video response -- on the Social Situation of
Development.

Snippets here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEK3JV1Ux_5W2ZfG2I-J7prbfDUK_dIlo
Full video here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEK3JV1Ux_5Xu2aCKJ2iNGSvY-8wo28vx

I will pose new questions soon -- and if anyone would like to contribute to
the new "Answered questions" playlist, that would be great -- and probably
fun for all involved.

Thanks for the hospitality,

Anthony

On Fri, Feb 7, 2020 at 6:20 AM Wendy Maples <wendy.maples@outlook.com>
wrote:

> Likewise, I would be very pleased to have a short video on 'Topic 1'
> especially!
>
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> on behalf of Helen Beetham <helen.beetham@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* 07 February 2020 09:19
> *To:* eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity <xmca-l@mailman.ucsd.edu>
> *Subject:* [Xmca-l] Re: some videos for a general audience
>
> The two minute explainer videos are a wonderful idea.
> As a researcher I would be really interested to hear (and share) some
> two-minute, practical accounts of using CHAT in research settings. After
> years of working in the field and using (and recommending) AT as an
> analytical frame to other researchers, I’m finding that in order to submit
> something for a PhD I have to write an extraordinary long and detailed
> justification for its use, via critical theory, philosophy of language, and
> even evolutionary biology. The reason I think it’s so powerful a tool - and
> the reason I think it’s so controversial - is that it falls between
> sociological methods/explanations that tend to be hyper local and resist
> any systematic account of the relationships between agency, material
> artefacts, and cultural-historical systems - and more cybernetic or
> systematic accounts that dissolve human agency and meaning-making in the
> ‘factors’ and forces acting on a situation. AT comes through the middle -
> but exactly how it does that seems to me very particular to the context of
> study. I’d be interested in any thoughts or practical experiences - and
> apologise for any mistakes or naivity of my own understanding.
>
> The XMCA archives are a mine of useful discussion, but there are few
> really seminal articles - to someone not centrally involved it’s sometimes
> hard to make the link between the philosophy and the method.
>
> In solidarity
> Helen
>
> Helen Beetham, Researcher and Consultant
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> On 7 Feb 2020, at 01:41, Anthony Barra <anthonymbarra@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Ok, thanks Andy.  Good idea.
>
> And then after that we can have another chat, if we can think of a worthy
> topic.
>
> Anthony
>
> On Thu, Feb 6, 2020 at 6:17 PM Andy Blunden <andyb@marxists.org> wrote:
>
> Totally wonderful questions, Anthony, questions which beautifully
> illustrate the creativity of collaboration!
>
> I will record them on my webcam and edit them and send them to you, rather
> than doing it by Skype. Allow me a couple of weeks though. The first
> requires a thought-out concise answer, and the other 2 require a lot of
> thought.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Andy
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> *Andy Blunden*
> Hegel for Social Movements
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> On 7/02/2020 4:34 am, Anthony Barra wrote:
>
> Hi Andy,
>
> I have two potential topics in mind, if you would find either (or both) of
> them suitable -- both with an audience of non-experts in mind:
>
> Topic 1 - a layman's explanation of the concept of *the social situation
> of development *through the eyes of an expert;
>
> Topic 2a - Thus far, what have been the worst, and the best, real-world
> outcomes from Marx's methods of analysis?  Of Vygotsky's?  Can these
> questions be objectively answered?
> Topic 2b - Why should - or how could - a skeptic or critic of Marx's
> economic analysis have faith in Vygotsky's psychological analysis?
>
> My motivations: for reasons I'm not totally sure of, I am a slow learner
> -- and at times feel like my understanding is progressing in reverse.
> Topic 1 is a component of cultural-historical theory I don't yet feel
> comfortable with; Topic 2 is something I personally am curious about, and
> it is also a topic I can't speak productively about in conversations with
> peers and friends.  Lastly, I am motivated to continue building my youtube
> channel
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> in hopes that it will be a helpful resource to others who have been
> captured - and confused - by Vygotsky and his ideas.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Anthony
>
>
>
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> On Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 11:30 PM Andy Blunden <andyb@marxists.org> wrote:
>
> I really like what you've done to make those two-minute quickies, Anthony.
>
> I'd be up for some more 2-minute Q&As if you are. And I've got  better
> internet connection these days, too.
>
> Send me a list of topics/problems/questions and I'll pick something.
>
> The fact is: people don't watch hour-long youtube videos. Sadly. You have
> the solution. :)
>
> andy
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> On 24/01/2020 2:20 pm, Anthony Barra wrote:
>
> Good evening,
>
> I'd like to share a small project I've been working on recently, in an
> attempt to better understand Vygotsky's ideas and implications.
>
> Short clips are here, averaging about 2 minutes apiece:
> http://tiny.cc/dra4iz
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> Longer ones are here, and I am very grateful to Andy, Nikolai, and Peter
> for their generosity: http://tiny.cc/bpa4iz
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> Thank you, and have a great day.
>
> Anthony Barra
>
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