· “ The Ambiguity of Play is an extremely important contribution to theoretical discussions about play not only in the United States but around the world. The book provides a platform for further theoretical reflection, interdisciplinary dialogue, and for critical examination of long-held beliefs about child development and education. Sutton-Smith succeeds at maintaining a playful tone throughout, and . Sutton-Smith, Brian. The ambiguity of play / Brian Sutton-Smith. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN (cloth) ISBN (pbk.) 1. Play-Psychological aspects. 1. Title. BFS93 dc21 CONTENTS Preface VB Acknowledgments IX 1 Play and Ambiguity 1Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins. The Ambiguity of Play was written by Brian Sutton-Smith and published by Harvard University Press in As a leading play theorist, Sutton-Smith considers the possible meanings of play as they have been debated and described in a range of disciplines including education, biology, psychology, and Cited by:
As a lifetime student of play, Brian Sutton-Smith was one of the foremost play theorists of his time. With over sixty-five years observing, researching, and teaching in the fields of educational psychology and play theory, his work resulted in more than books and articles that are stored at the Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play located at The Strong in. The Ambiguity of Play was written by Brian Sutton-Smith and published by Harvard University Press in As a leading play theorist, Sutton-Smith considers the possible meanings of play as they have been debated and described in a range of disciplines including education, biology, psychology, and sociology. The checkerboard-patterned cover of Brian Sutton-Smith's The Ambiguity of Play (), unambiguous in its neat separation of light from dark, belies a complex rhetorical analysis of play theory. Before unpacking "play," Sutton-Smith clarifies the very meaning of "ambiguity," invoking William Empson's Seven Types of Ambiguity ().). Play could be ambiguous in terms of (Sutton-Smith.
In light of this, Sutton-Smith suggests that play might provide a model of the variability that allows for natural selection. As a form of mental feedback, play might nullify the rigidity that sets. In his attempt to bring some coherence to past scholarship of the ambiguous field of play studies, Sutton-Smith not only challenges conventional definitions of play but manages somehow to succintly summarize all major and minor theorists in a mere pages. An excellent analysis of a range of ancient and modern rhetorics surrounding play. Sutton-Smith introduces the concept of "ambiguity," but falls short of really using it in a theoretical construct along the lines of Pickering's "mangle" or Law's "mess." That's one example of a general timidity that mars an otherwise strong work.
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