Author: Aaron Trammell
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262373874
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
A provocative study that reconsiders our notion of play—and how its deceptively wholesome image has harmed and erased people of color. Contemporary theorists present play as something wholly constructive and positive. But this broken definition is drawn from a White European philosophical tradition that ignores the fact that play can, and often does, hurt. In fact, this narrow understanding of play has been complicit in the systemic erasure of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) from the domain of leisure. In this book, Aaron Trammell proposes a corrective: a radical reconsideration of play that expands its definition to include BIPOC suffering, subjugation, and taboo topics such as torture. As he challenges and decolonizes White European thought, Trammell maps possible ways to reconcile existing theories with the fact that play is often hurtful and toxic. Trammell upends current notions by exploring play’s function as a tool in the subjugation of BIPOC. As he shows, the phenomenology of play is a power relationship. Even in innocent play, human beings subtly discipline each other to remain within unspoken rules. Going further, Trammell departs from mainstream theory to insist that torture can be play. Approaching it as such reveals play’s role in subjugating people in general and renders visible the long-ignored experiences of BIPOC. Such an inclusive definition of play becomes a form of intellectual reparation, correcting the notion that play must give pleasure while also recasting play in a form that focuses on the deep, painful, and sometimes traumatic depths of living.
Repairing Play
Author: Aaron Trammell
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262373874
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
A provocative study that reconsiders our notion of play—and how its deceptively wholesome image has harmed and erased people of color. Contemporary theorists present play as something wholly constructive and positive. But this broken definition is drawn from a White European philosophical tradition that ignores the fact that play can, and often does, hurt. In fact, this narrow understanding of play has been complicit in the systemic erasure of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) from the domain of leisure. In this book, Aaron Trammell proposes a corrective: a radical reconsideration of play that expands its definition to include BIPOC suffering, subjugation, and taboo topics such as torture. As he challenges and decolonizes White European thought, Trammell maps possible ways to reconcile existing theories with the fact that play is often hurtful and toxic. Trammell upends current notions by exploring play’s function as a tool in the subjugation of BIPOC. As he shows, the phenomenology of play is a power relationship. Even in innocent play, human beings subtly discipline each other to remain within unspoken rules. Going further, Trammell departs from mainstream theory to insist that torture can be play. Approaching it as such reveals play’s role in subjugating people in general and renders visible the long-ignored experiences of BIPOC. Such an inclusive definition of play becomes a form of intellectual reparation, correcting the notion that play must give pleasure while also recasting play in a form that focuses on the deep, painful, and sometimes traumatic depths of living.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262373874
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
A provocative study that reconsiders our notion of play—and how its deceptively wholesome image has harmed and erased people of color. Contemporary theorists present play as something wholly constructive and positive. But this broken definition is drawn from a White European philosophical tradition that ignores the fact that play can, and often does, hurt. In fact, this narrow understanding of play has been complicit in the systemic erasure of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) from the domain of leisure. In this book, Aaron Trammell proposes a corrective: a radical reconsideration of play that expands its definition to include BIPOC suffering, subjugation, and taboo topics such as torture. As he challenges and decolonizes White European thought, Trammell maps possible ways to reconcile existing theories with the fact that play is often hurtful and toxic. Trammell upends current notions by exploring play’s function as a tool in the subjugation of BIPOC. As he shows, the phenomenology of play is a power relationship. Even in innocent play, human beings subtly discipline each other to remain within unspoken rules. Going further, Trammell departs from mainstream theory to insist that torture can be play. Approaching it as such reveals play’s role in subjugating people in general and renders visible the long-ignored experiences of BIPOC. Such an inclusive definition of play becomes a form of intellectual reparation, correcting the notion that play must give pleasure while also recasting play in a form that focuses on the deep, painful, and sometimes traumatic depths of living.
Municipal Reports ...
Author: Allegheny (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Publisher:
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Category : Allegheny (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1294
Book Description
Allegheny, Pa. (also known as Allegheny City) was chartered in 1840 and primarily encompassed the land north of the Allegheny River now known as Pittsburgh's North Side neighborhoods. Allegheny City was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1907.
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Category : Allegheny (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1294
Book Description
Allegheny, Pa. (also known as Allegheny City) was chartered in 1840 and primarily encompassed the land north of the Allegheny River now known as Pittsburgh's North Side neighborhoods. Allegheny City was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1907.
Regulation and Repair of Piano and Player Mechanism
Author: William Braid White
Publisher:
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Category : Mechanical musical instruments
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mechanical musical instruments
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Mayor's Message
Author: Saint Louis (Mo.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Saint Louis (Mo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1090
Book Description
Includes reports of the heads of the various municipal departments.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Saint Louis (Mo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1090
Book Description
Includes reports of the heads of the various municipal departments.
Automobile Repairing
Author: Ben George Elliott
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Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
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Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Annual Report
Author: Saint Louis (Mo.). Fire Dept
Publisher:
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Category : Saint Louis (Mo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Saint Louis (Mo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
The Mayor's Message with Accompanying Documents, to the Municipal Assembly of the City of St. Louis ...
Annual Reports of the Various Office & Standing Committees
Author: Allegheny (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1280
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1280
Book Description
Mayor's Message
Author: Saint Louis (Mo.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Saint Louis (Mo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1026
Book Description
Includes reports of the heads of the various municipal departments.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Saint Louis (Mo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1026
Book Description
Includes reports of the heads of the various municipal departments.