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James V. Wertsch
Researcher at Washington University in St. Louis
Publications - 138
Citations - 28087
James V. Wertsch is an academic researcher from Washington University in St. Louis. The author has contributed to research in topics: Narrative & Collective memory. The author has an hindex of 47, co-authored 135 publications receiving 27409 citations. Previous affiliations of James V. Wertsch include University of Washington & University of Chicago.
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Voices of the Mind: A Sociocultural Approach to Mediated Action
TL;DR: In this paper, a sococultural approach to mind is presented, with a focus on the multivoicedness of meaning and the heterogeneity of voices in the context of social languages.
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Mind as action
TL;DR: Wertsch as mentioned in this paper argues that current approaches to social issues have been blinded by the narrow confines of increasing specialization in social sciences, and proposes a method of sociocultural analysis that connects the various perspectives of the social sciences in an integrated, non-reductive fashion.
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Vygotsky and the Social Formation of Mind
TL;DR: The authors extended Vygotsky's Semiotic Analysis: Propositional and Discourse Referentiality 6. Semiotic Mechanisms and Genetic Law of Cultural Development 7. Units of Psychological Functioning: Consciousness, Word Meaning, and Action 8. Mind and Society Notes Bibliography Name Index Subject Subject Index
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The Concept of Activity in Soviet Psychology
TL;DR: A collection of translations of official, admiring, tacky, but sometimes also highly critical writings, and illustrations of objects, all featuring Mao, is presented in this paper, which is a must-have book for everybody interested in contemporary China, Mao and his legacy now and in the future.