Re: [xmca] ISCAR - Sevilla 2005 -- Theoretical Concepts in CHAT and their connestion...

From: Ana Marjanovic-Shane (ana@zmajcenter.org)
Date: Fri Oct 07 2005 - 07:53:43 PDT


Mike and all,
do you have a CD with all the abstracts? Can it be linked to the XMCA
web page?
Alternatively, when discussing a presentation, each one of us -- that
were in Sevilla and received the CD -- can attach the relevant abstract
to it.

Ana

Mike Cole wrote:

>Wasn't there a session involving Ole Drier on therepeutic work, Lois:?
>mike
>PS-- And what about the idea of us gathinger together a bunch of key
>papers /abstracts to ground discussion?
>
>On 10/6/05, Lois Holzman <lholzman@eastsideinstitute.org> wrote:
>
>
>>Adding my impressions to Ana's and Dot's and others...
>>
>>Just about everyone (myself included) was frustrated that the sessions
>>they
>>REALLY wanted to go to were at the same time as theirs! That's a good
>>thing
>>though, reflective of an interesting program.
>>
>>Like others have mentioned, I was pleased with the presence of play and
>>its
>>relationship to development. I also urge we do more interactive and
>>playful
>>sessions, like Ana's and to a lesser extent, the one Artin, Tony Perone,
>>Carrie and I did. The whole issue of adult play, adult learning and
>>development is, I think, underrepresented in ISCAR. Maybe that is
>>changing.
>>
>>A new thread was therapeutics, which I was so pleased to see (as I've been
>>just abut the only one presenting on that in the past). I presented in one
>>session and Pedro gave a terrific overview of how CHAT might contribute to
>>reinvigorating (my word, not his) psychotherapy. I would love to see an
>>ongoing discussion of AT and psychotherapy, which I could initiate if
>>there
>>is interest.
>>
>>It's my impression that there was lots on children and relatively little
>>on
>>teens, except in relation to identity. I wished for more reports and
>>discussion on intervention projects.
>>
>>Overall, I found the environment more informal, friendly and just less
>>stuffy than in the past!
>>
>>Lois
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>From: Dot Robbins <drobbins72000@yahoo.com>
>>>Reply-To: "eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity" <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
>>>Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 16:36:02 -0700 (PDT)
>>>To: xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
>>>Subject: [xmca] ISCAR - Sevilla 2005 -- Theoretical Concepts in CHAT and
>>>
>>>
>>their
>>
>>
>>>connestion...
>>>
>>>Dear Ana,
>>>Thank you so much for your reflections....I found myself returning to a
>>>mountain of work, with no perceived time for reflection of Seville.
>>>
>>>
>>Thanks for
>>
>>
>>>changing that. It was a deep joy to speak with you, Ana, and to connect
>>>
>>>
>>with
>>
>>
>>>others, and a little sadness at not being able to hear more
>>>
>>>
>>presentations....I
>>
>>
>>>would like to say that I was profoundly touched at the session that
>>>
>>>
>>Michael
>>
>>
>>>Roth organized, especially with Bakhurst's positive-critical thoughts on
>>>
>>>
>>the
>>
>>
>>>thrid generation of activity theory.....points that really need to be
>>>addressed. And, Mike's statements, as I told him, touched me to the very
>>>
>>>
>>core
>>
>>
>>>of my being. Clearly, we need to ask ourselves who profits from CHAT
>>>
>>>
>>research
>>
>>
>>>and practice.....Mike received a question about the "romantic" climate
>>>
>>>
>>in the
>>
>>
>>>film the "Butterflies of Zagorsk," a BBC production during the 1980s
>>>
>>>
>>about the
>>
>>
>>>blind and deaf institute in the former Zagorsk, Russia, where people
>>>
>>>
>>were
>>
>>
>>>trained so that they actually could receive higher degrees in
>>>
>>>
>>psychology!
>>
>>
>>>at
>>>Moscow State University. One woman, is a mother of two children, a poet,
>>>
>>>
>>a
>>
>>
>>>psychologist....and my mind wandered back to this nostalgia. Mike
>>>
>>>
>>stopped it
>>
>>
>>>immediately....he told us that every situation we are in can be used for
>>>
>>>
>>our
>>
>>
>>>research (and of course, we know it can enhance our own transformation,
>>>
>>>
>>and
>>
>>
>>>that of others). Mike spoke of his work in Africa, and how that is his
>>>laboratory....and of very large classes in California he wants to
>>>
>>>
>>humanize. I
>>
>>
>>>was stunned beyond belief at his words, as I am very involved in an
>>>
>>>
>>orphanage
>>
>>
>>>120 km West of Moscow, and to be honest, I have never viewed this
>>>
>>>
>>situation as
>>
>>
>>>my field of research, my field of helping to create transformation. And,
>>>
>>>
>>I
>>
>>
>>>returned home to rural Missouri truly empowered inside, to start to
>>>
>>>
>>create my
>>
>>
>>>research field every day, in the trenches where I live at the moment.
>>>
>>>
>>Mike's
>>
>>
>>>speech completely transformed me, as a human being, and as a researcher.
>>>
>>>
>>I
>>
>>
>>>learned to stop romanticizing the past, and jump into "today," no
>>>
>>>
>>matter!
>>
>>
>>>where I
>>>am, and really live, and also know that I am the one who has profited so
>>>greatly from Vygotskian-inspired theory and practice. Sevilla was
>>>
>>>
>>wonderful!
>>
>>
>>>May some of these notes we are writing reach the organizers, and may we
>>>
>>>
>>show
>>
>>
>>>them our gratitude. As well, Seth has given more of himself to ISCRAT
>>>
>>>
>>and
>>
>>
>>>ISCAR than many of us realize....He is often alone in many areas, and
>>>
>>>
>>each of
>>
>>
>>>us needs to jump in more and help him and others with concrete actions.
>>>
>>>
>>I
>>
>>
>>>thank all of you for so many things as well. For me, Sevilla is a new
>>>beginning....And, I really want to thank you, Ana, and Lois (perhaps
>>>
>>>
>>others)
>>
>>
>>>for going beyond words to active sessions that allow us to move,
>>>
>>>
>>interact, and
>>
>>
>>>become more human.
>>>warmly,
>>>Dot
>>>
>>>
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