Ana Marjanović -Shane
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Ana Marjanović-Shane
Education
University of Pennsylvania, – Metaphor Beyond Play
University of Belgrade, – Development of Understanding Word Sense (Point)
Jobs
University of Belgrade, TA, researcherUniversity of Novi Sad, Associate Professor Institute for Educational Research, Belgrade, ResearcherUniversity of Pennsylvania, LecturerChestnut Hill College, Adjunct ProfessorCity of Philadelphia, OMH/MR Information Systems for MR Services
Projects
Longitudinal ethnographic collection of children’s spontaneous metaphoric expressions (10+ years)Ethnographic study of guided drama workshops for children 7 – 18 (video and audio taping and analysis)Participant observer study of the processes of meaning making in acting classesAnalysis of metaphors in NY Times articles about Serbs and war in YugoslaviaAnalysis of metaphors in political speaches of Bush, Bin Laden, Milosevic and Hitler
Projects
“Play, Art, Theory” – a multi activity and multi medium interactive workshop about the role of play-like activity in construction of meaning. Alias: From ‘Red Gloves’ to ‘Hamlet’.Cultural Educational Center ZMAJ (for children of Yugoslavian origin).
CHAT based semantic theory
Starting point: Analysis of processes involved in creating metaphorsWhen is a metaphor?What is metaphor? Simile and metaphorAsymmetry in metaphorFunctional differences in the elements of metaphor (Topic and Comment)
CHAT based semantic theory
CHAT based semantic theory
Play and change in direction of asymmetryFrames or worldsRelationships between participants in different worlds (acting classes experiences)Crossing the boundaries
CHAT based semantic theory
Mediation – core of the CHAT based approachMediation between what and by whatSubject – Object: Tools
CHAT based semantic theory
CHAT based semantic theory
After Engeström
CHAT based semantic theory
Mediation - About“ABOUT”
CHAT based semantic theory
Meaning as a gesture“Play” as a construction zone of meaning relations
Ana Marjanović-Shane