Play vs. Work

Is this juxtaposition even valid? What are the societal implications of the loss of play? Can the current technological renaissance, including web3, help bring play back to our lives? 

Co-hosts: 

Martha Skinner, former professor of architecture, artist who works together with her daughter, now a young adult

Marta Obiols Llistar, unschooling mom of three, educator, author of the book 18, An Unschooling Experience

Resources:

Brian Sutton-Smith. Play Theory. A Personal Journey and New Thoughts. American Journal of Play, Summer 2008: https://www.museumofplay.org/app/uploads/2022/01/1-1-article-sutton-smith-play-theory.pdf

Play as Preparation for Learning and Life. An Interview with Peter Gray. American Journal of Play, Spring 2013: https://www.journalofplay.org/sites/www.journalofplay.org/files/pdf-articles/5-3-interview-play-as-preparation.pdf

Peter Gray, Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life. Basic Books, 2013.

Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged. 1957.

Fajans, Jane. They Make Themselves: Work and Play Among the Baining of Papua New Guinea. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1997.