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The aim is to examine how playful approaches contribute to knowledge-making in various contexts.

April 15, 2026Open Access

Introduction. Method as Play / Play as Method

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The aim is to examine how playful approaches contribute to knowledge-making in various contexts.
Compilation of contributions from various authors
Thematic analysis focusing on margins and authority
Discussion of the interplay between fiction and reality
Insights into the role of play in knowledge creation
Recognition of the complexities between fiction and reality
Exploration of authority dynamics in playful methodologies

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This special issue of The February Journal explores the process of playful knowledge-making. In this Introduction, the issue editors Pasha and Anisha share how that process came together in this volume, across and within contributions. The thematic spotlight is on margins, authority, and the entanglements of fiction and reality.

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Anisha Anantpurkar

Pasha Tretyakova

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