Agency in cultural-historical activity theory: strengthening commitment to social transformation

Hopwood, N

Agency in cultural-historical activity theory: strengthening commitment to social transformation

Hopwood, N

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Publisher:: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Mind, Culture, and Activity, 2022, 29, (2), pp. 108-122
Issue Date:: 2022-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Hopwood, N https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2149-5834
dc.date.accessioned	2022-11-23T04:43:53Z
dc.date.available	2022-11-23T04:43:53Z
dc.date.issued	2022-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Mind, Culture, and Activity, 2022, 29, (2), pp. 108-122
dc.identifier.issn	1074-9039
dc.identifier.issn	1532-7884
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/163685
dc.description.abstract	Theorizing agency is crucial to intervening in social, economic, political, and environmental crises. This paper examines three approaches to agency within cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT): transformative activist stance (Stetsenko), transformative agency by double stimulation (Sannino), and relational agency (Edwards). All three uphold CHAT’s rebellious gist, where our actions are shaped by circumstances but where the possibility of transcending those circumstances always remains. However, the paper finds important differences despite common foundations and apparent similarities in relation to dialectics, mediation, motives, and practice. Bringing these distinctions into relief highlights what each framework offers and nuances that hold them helpfully apart.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
dc.relation.ispartof	Mind, Culture, and Activity
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/10749039.2022.2092151
dc.rights	his is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Mind, Culture, and Activity on 22 Jun 2022, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi.org/10.1080/10749039.2022.2092151
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dc.subject	13 Education, 16 Studies in Human Society, 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Education
dc.title	Agency in cultural-historical activity theory: strengthening commitment to social transformation
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Abstract:

Theorizing agency is crucial to intervening in social, economic, political, and environmental crises. This paper examines three approaches to agency within cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT): transformative activist stance (Stetsenko), transformative agency by double stimulation (Sannino), and relational agency (Edwards). All three uphold CHAT’s rebellious gist, where our actions are shaped by circumstances but where the possibility of transcending those circumstances always remains. However, the paper finds important differences despite common foundations and apparent similarities in relation to dialectics, mediation, motives, and practice. Bringing these distinctions into relief highlights what each framework offers and nuances that hold them helpfully apart.

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