Creativity and identity. Participatory theater as a tool in the construction of reflective identity: the role of soft skills
Abstract
In this article, I undertake an analysis of issues related to the role played by creativity in the process of identity construction, in particular reflective identity. As I see it, social changes characteristic of late modernity, mean that processes related to creativity and the development of emotional intelligence, have gained in importance in the context of identity development. Contemporary social reality also requires the stimulation of new competences useful for constructing reflective identity within the framework of nurturing and educational systems. Is it possible for participatory theater to act as a tool to support the development of creativity and thereby be employed in the development of reflective identity?
Keyword : Antonio Damasio, creativity, identity, neuroscience, reflective identity
How to Cite
Porankiewicz-Żukowska, A. (2024). Creativity and identity. Participatory theater as a tool in the construction of reflective identity: the role of soft skills. Creativity Studies, 17(1), 295–308. https://doi.org/10.3846/cs.2024.12328
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Porankiewicz-Żukowska, A. (2012). Między jednostką a strukturą społeczną. Tożsamość, rola i struktura społeczna w teorii Sheldona Strykera i Petera J. Burke’a. Wydawnictwo IFiS PAN.
Porankiewicz-Żukowska, A. (2016). Socjologia emocji: emocje i uczucia jako narzędzia konstruowania tożsamości. Od symbolicznego interakcjonizmu do neuronauk. Miscellanea Anthropologica et Sociologica, 17(4), 121–131.
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Rieff, Ph. (2006). The triumph of the therapeutic: Uses of fight after freud. Intercollegiate Studies Institute.
Salovey, P., & Mayer, J. D. (1990). Emotional intelligence. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 9(3), 185–211. https://doi.org/10.2190/DUGG-P24E-52WK-6CDG
Sobecki, M. (2017). Rola refleksyjności w kreowaniu tożsamości kulturowej – kontekst pedagogiczny. Studia Pedagogiczne, L, 81–89.
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Szumiec-Zielińska, E. (2016). Żywe torpedy. 1939. Demart.
Weber, M. (2009). The protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism. Routledge.