Ana Marjanovic-Shane

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Ana Marjanovic-Shane
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Education

• University of Pennsylvania,
• Metaphor Beyond Play
• University of Belgrade,
• Development of Understanding Word Sense (Point)

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Jobs

• University of Belgrade, TA, researcher
• University of Novi Sad, Associate Professor
• Institute for Educational Research, Belgrade,
  Researcher
• University of Pennsylvania, Lecturer
• Chestnut Hill College, Adjunct Professor
• City of Philadelphia, OMH/MR Information Systems
  for MR Services

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Projects

• Longitudinal ethnographic collection of
  childrens spontaneous metaphoric expressions
  (10 years)
• Ethnographic study of guided drama workshops for
  children 7 18 (video and audio taping and
  analysis)
• Participant observer study of the processes of
  meaning making in acting classes
• Analysis of metaphors in NY Times articles about
  Serbs and war in Yugoslavia
• Analysis of metaphors in political speaches of
  Bush, Bin Laden, Milosevic and Hitler

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Projects

• Play, Art, Theory a multi activity and multi
  medium interactive workshop about the role of
  play-like activity in construction of meaning.
  Alias From Red Gloves to Hamlet.
• Cultural Educational Center ZMAJ (for children of
  Yugoslavian origin).

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CHAT based semantic theory

• Starting point Analysis of processes involved in
  creating metaphors
• When is a metaphor?
• What is metaphor? Simile and metaphor
• Asymmetry in metaphor
• Functional differences in the elements of
  metaphor (Topic and Comment)

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CHAT based semantic theory
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CHAT based semantic theory

• Play and change in direction of asymmetry
• Frames or worlds
• Relationships between participants in different
  worlds (acting classes experiences)
• Crossing the boundaries

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CHAT based semantic theory

• Mediation core of the CHAT based approach
• Mediation between what and by what
• Subject Object Tools

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CHAT based semantic theory
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CHAT based semantic theory
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CHAT based semantic theory
ABOUT
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CHAT based semantic theory
Play as a construction zone of meaning relations
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Ana Marjanovic-Shane