ABSTRACT
One of the most attractive routes to performative writing is dialogue. Kip and Gergen Mary, along with several others, edited a special issue on performative social science in FQS, Forum: Qualitative Social Research, which is produced at the Free University in Berlin. Cyber-Moderator Social scientists are beginning to explore their own creativity. Ken Gergen and she have talked about the professionalism that is lacking in most artistic productions by social scientists. He takes the point of view that "amateurism" is more likely to spawn new productions and projects than a totally slick performance will. If the performers are too good, they suggest that only a special and gifted few are able to advance the Performative Social Science (PSS). The competitive nature of both strands and the expectations of the audience, it might seem that the project of PSS is doomed to failure. The organizer, Amanda Ravitz, a visual anthropologist, was one of the facilitators in Bournemouth's workshop series in PSS.
