Jenny,
Another note from a lurker-amateur: Are you familiar with Stanton
Wortham's book Learning Identity? It's not a review article, and not
written from a CHAT perspective, but he tackles those issues you've
raised in a very interesting manner (drawing upon linguistic
anthropology).
Good luck,
adam
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Adam Lefstein
ESRC Post-doctoral Research Fellow
Department of Education and Professional Studies
King's College London
adam.lefstein@kcl.ac.uk
tel. 0207-848-3122
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/sspp/education/staff/alefstein.html
On 17/10/06, Valerie Farnsworth <Valerie.Farnsworth@manchester.ac.uk> wrote:
> Hi Jenny,
> I'd count myself as an amateur - having only recently finished the PhD and being a new member of xmca (so not corrupted yet by myths).
>
> My sense is that the question you raise is at the heart of a lot of work people in socio-cultural and Activity Theory are doing -- it's the up-and-coming, hot topic. So, I'd say there is a lot to still work out in this research area -- theoretically and empirically -- and engagement is a good place to start, since you can't separate that from cognition (can you?).
>
> My humble suggestion would be to check out the papers/authors who presented at the 2005 ISCAR conference, which went by the theme 'Acting in changing worlds: learning, communication and minds in intercultural activities':
>
> http://alojamientos.us.es/glabahum/ISCAR2005/
>
> Also, in my new position (there is hope after graduation!) at the University of Manchester, I am at the beginning stages of organizing a conference for next September, which will have the theme: Theory, Identity and Learning. The folks I work with here organized a conference in 2005 as well and some of those papers are still online:
>
> http://www.lta.education.manchester.ac.uk/sctig/overview.htm
>
> Best wishes,
> Valerie Farnsworth
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu [mailto:xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Cole
> Sent: 17 October 2006 03:54
> To: eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
> Subject: Re: [xmca] review article recommendation request
>
> Hah! It is Jenny to whom I need to write (since all the experts around here
> are busy, amateurs step in).
> So that highlights the importance of Sapir's idea which appear to apply
> especially to the internet: systems leak.
> bless em
> mike
>
> On 10/16/06, Mike Cole <lchcmike@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hey Indigo!
> >
> > What a gift your message has been. It has debunked a myth and brought a
> > lurker
> > back onto the screen!!
> >
> > Myth 1: Status matters in who gets to post. BS. It never ceases to amaze
> > me how often people inscribe their
> > hated and misbegotten feelings of second class hood (for reasons of levels
> > of education, number of years working in the
> > field, language expertise in English, sexual orientation, option of the
> > quality of Dewey;s writings-- you name IT!! Its 99.9 %
> > self abasement. Bless you for seeking information. Had I known that the 25
> > people on xmca very well qualified to help you
> > out would not respond, and had I not abhored my own overextended voice in
> > this medium, I would have responded, and will
> > to you sans xmca.
> >
> > As to the lurker? (quiet, I will not name him)
> >
> > direct response to my provisinal quick answer to your email. Dispense with
> > it as you like.
> > mike
> >
> > On 10/16/06, Diane Hodges <info@bramblehouse.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > Well Indigo, looks like you're a grown up now too, doesn't it. I will
> > > now be
> > > in awe of _you_.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Diane
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Diane Hodges
> > > Maison Bramble House
> > > 19 Valois Bay Avenue
> > > Pointe Claire, QC H9R 3Z2
> > > Tel: 514.630.6363
> > > Fax: 514.344.2994
> > > www.bramblehouse.net
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu [mailto:xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu]
> > > On
> > > Behalf Of Indigo Esmonde
> > > Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 6:14 PM
> > > To: eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
> > > Subject: Re: [xmca] review article recommendation request
> > >
> > > well, aren't you the grown-up sending email to the xmca list!!! i'm
> > > in awe of you!
> > > indigo
> > >
> > >
> > > On Oct 16, 2006, at 10:08 AM, jmgdo@berkeley.edu wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello XMCA,
> > > >
> > > > Might someone recommend a good review article of social processes in
> > > > cognitive science? I'm thinking not so much about the fact that we
> > > > interact with one another to get tasks accomplished/problems solved or
> > >
> > > > that we use culturally/socially constructed tools to mediate our
> > > > thinking
> > > > such as what is typically found in distributed cognition or situated
> > > > cognition, but about more social/interpersonal aspects such social
> > > > positioning, identity, status, power, roles, etc on cognitive
> > > > processes
> > > > such as problem solving or accomplishing goals. Specifically, a review
> > > > article on what research has been done in terms of how our social
> > > > place in
> > > > the world affects our reasoning/problem solving/higher-order cognitive
> > > > processes. If not a review article, then any pointers on whose work
> > > > is in
> > > > this general area is just as helpful. I've been reading related work
> > > > (mainly how these social positional factors affect engagement, but not
> > > > cognition per se), but want to make sure I'm not missing some group of
> > > > scholars that I don't yet know about.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > > Jenny Langer-Osuna
> > > > doctoral candidate, UC Berkeley
> > > >
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