On Methods: "The Situation's in Control"

The situation is always, already in control. Drawing inspiration from jam bands and artists such as Bill Kreutzmann of the Grateful Dead, this article leverages "jamming" as a way to playfully and improvisationally engage leisure research. Further, we emphasize how improvizational practice...

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Published in:Leisure sciences 2021-07, Vol.43 (3-4), p.375-388
Main Authors: Pate, Joseph A., Kumm, Brian E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Improvisation
jam bands
leisure
phenomenology
qualitative research
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Summary:The situation is always, already in control. Drawing inspiration from jam bands and artists such as Bill Kreutzmann of the Grateful Dead, this article leverages "jamming" as a way to playfully and improvisationally engage leisure research. Further, we emphasize how improvizational practices can be both affirmative and generative, enhancing research aims. In the situational dynamics between researcher, participants, and phenomenon, we illustrate how the first author navigated the messiness of research. Ultimately, an invitation is issued to experiment, to tweak, and to prod our various research situations, in all their messiness, toward a productive jamming of leisure scholarship.
ISSN:0149-0400
1521-0588
DOI:10.1080/01490400.2020.1830898