Vygotsky Podcast18 Nov 2022

(S1,EP26) Vygotskian Creativity: In Theory, Practice, and Life

Francine Smolucha has been translating, teaching, and researching Vygotsky since the 1980s. Along with an interesting personal history, we get a great look at creativity’s line of development from infancy through fully-realized adulthood.

Highlights include:

0:48 - Francine’s interesting backstory

5:00 - Can people consciously direct their imaginative thinking?

10:38 - Visual isomorphism is useful - and fun!

18:00 - Why do creativity exercises?

24:06 - Artists and intuition

27:50 - Do children have innate creative imaginations?

36:48 - Vygotsky on the role of play in development (pretend play and object substitution)

42:48 - How (and when) do higher mental functions and psychological systems interact?

46:50 - Vygotsky and neuroscience

51:20 - What comes first: brain or concept (or function) development?

56:34 - What does “word meaning develops” mean?

1:05:38 - Development of concepts vs. that of word meaning

1:09:56 - Vygotsky’s idea of a fully developed adult

1:17:00 - Pros and cons of scientific concepts (and “restrictive frames”)

1:22:45 - Frame flexibility and being different

1:24:35 - Francine’s role in the Vygotskysphere

1:29:05 - Vygotsky as film character and as role model

1:32:50 - The role of conflict resolution and perseverance in Francine’s own development

1:45:03 - Ideas for everybody

1:52:15 - Some ideas for maintaining creative development through adolescence

1:59:26 - Honoring everyday creativity : )

Links & References:

"Vygotsky’s theory in-play: early childhood education" - http://tiny.cc/m321vz

"Why Man Creates" - http://tiny.cc/n321vz

"An interesting assignment" - http://tiny.cc/p321vz

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