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Sam was in one of his lighter moods. He had a drink or two upon arriving home so that helped.I had planned a special dinner for us. We had watched Nigella prepare Veal Marsala on television and he seemed to show interest. He usually could care less a...

I am pleased to announce that Taylor & Francis will publish Doing Performative Social Science: “Creativity in doing research and reaching communities” early in 2022.The book’s Chapters will include contributions from three Americans, six Br...

French designer Pierre Cardin dies aged 98Pierre Cardin, who upended fashion styles in 1960s and 70s with futuristic looks, died in hospital near Paris just before the New Year. Pictured here is my French friend Patrick outside Espace Pierre Cardin i...

After the Storm(A Poem for the Post-Trump and Post-Covid Era) Calm the waters back into their banks.Follow a few good women.For it is they, in times of trouble,who innately know what first needs mending.Fell the falling trees and collect their b...

“Like endless rain into a paper cup”. Went to the bins with a big bag of leaves. On the way, a young man came towards the bins with a bucket of leaves as well. Something in common. We chatted about leaves. And gutters, and such things.It was...

Sad news to hear that pioneer Mary Gergen has left us . She was a front-runner as a woman in academics, feminism, Social Constructionism, relationships, blended families, and great at bringing "performance" to all of these.Mary and her husband Ken G...

We are in the process of pitching an edited book on Performative Social Science with contributions to Chapters from 19 colleagues from around the world.Below is an updated list of my writing that I have done so far on PSS:Jones, K. (2017) “Emotivit...