Cultural-Historical & Activity research reading group

The Cultural-Historical & Activity research reading group meets to discuss a wide range of research papers usually with the author participating. We include researchers from doctoral students to professors. It is trenchantly democratic, all participants have read the paper and contribute to the discussion. The papers range across all aspects of theory, research and practice that build on Vygotsky’s genius.

In May we discuss privilege of discussing Hongzhi Yang’s latest paper, hot off the press: Epistemic agency, a double-stimulation, and video-based learning: A formative intervention study in language teacher education. This is a topic critically important to teachers today, plus, we get to learn some Chinese.

In June we make excursion into Vygotsky’s most neglected writing:  Volume 2 of his Collected Works, The Fundamentals of Defectology, with a great paper: Michael Skyer’s (2020). The Bright Triad and Five Propositions: Toward a Vygotskian Framework for Deaf Pedagogy and Research

Contact [email protected] for paper and zoom link or to be added to the group.