Quotes

"Dialogue is mutual search for a new reality, not debate to win with stronger arguments. In a dialogue propositions are pointers toward a common new reality; not against each other to win a verbal battle, but complementing each other in an effort to accommodate legitimate goals of all parties, inspired by theories and values, and constructive-creative-concrete enough to become a causa finalis". Galtuung


"I use the concept of affect as away of talking about a margin of manouverability, the 'where we might be able to go' and 'what we might be able to do' in every present situation. I guess 'affect' is a word I use for 'hope': Massumi


"A discourse is a system of words, actions, rules, beliefs, and institutions that share common values. Particular discourses sustain particular worldviews. We might even think of a discourse as a worldview in action. Discourses tend to be invisible--taken for granted as part of the fabric of reality."Fairclough


Emergence is “the principle that entities exhibit properties which are meaningful only when attributed to the whole, not to its parts.” Checkland


"What the designer cares about is whether the user perceives that some action is possible (or in the case of perceived non-affordances, not possible)." Norman




Monday, 5 July 2010

Lecture Notes Review + Comments: Why Theorise Research

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Concept:   an idea or image of reality









Model:  an intellectual construct or device created to simplify or reduce complexity and to show the operation of underlying mechanisms









Theory:   a set of analytical or interpretative propositions representing relationships between various ideas or concepts




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Explanatory theories





Interpretative theories





Normative theories





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Cultural theory

Addresses problems surrounding:

·     the nature of artistic production
* Relevant to "Random Expressive Flow"

·     the meanings generated by cultural artefacts

·     how those meanings are received by different audiences






Social theory

Addresses problems surrounding:

·     different orders of social reality from interpersonal encounters to broader institutional arrangements

·     relationships between the individual and society
*Relates to "Context Frame"

·     relationships between human actions and social structures 

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