Shepard, Benjamin, 1969-

Play, creativity, and social movements : if I can't dance, it's not my revolution / Benjamin Shepard. - xx, 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Routledge advances in sociology ; 57 . - Routledge advances in sociology ; 57. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Surrealists, situations and street parties : history, play, and social movements -- Play as prank : from the yippies to the young lords -- Send in the clowns : play, pleasure and struggles against oblivion -- Play as community building : from gardens to global action -- Play as street party : reclaiming streets and creating more gardens! -- Playing in topsy-turvy times : from carnival to carnage -- From play to panic : ludic organizing in absurd times -- The limits of play : radical clowning vs. tomato picking -- Notes toward a conclusion : reflections on the study of play in social movements.

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Social movements
Play--Social aspects
Play--Psychological aspects

HM881 / .S532 2011

303.48409