Abstract

The situation is always, already in control. Drawing inspiration from jam bands and artists such as Bill Kreutzmann of the Grateful Dead, this article leverages “jamming” as a way to playfully and improvisationally engage leisure research. Further, we emphasize how improvizational practices can be both affirmative and generative, enhancing research aims. In the situational dynamics between researcher, participants, and phenomenon, we illustrate how the first author navigated the messiness of research. Ultimately, an invitation is issued to experiment, to tweak, and to prod our various research situations, in all their messiness, toward a productive jamming of leisure scholarship.

摘要

情况总是，已经在控制之中。本文从果酱乐队和艺术家（例如 Grateful Dead 的 Bill Kreutzmann）中汲取灵感，利用“即兴演奏”作为一种有趣和即兴参与休闲研究的方式。此外，我们强调即兴实践如何既是肯定的又是生成的，从而提高研究目标。在研究人员、参与者和现象之间的情境动态中，我们说明了第一作者如何应对研究的混乱。最终，邀请进行实验、调整和刺激我们的各种研究情况，在他们所有的混乱中，对休闲学术进行富有成效的干扰。