A Dialogical Approach to Creativity

This book takes an epistemological and theoretical stance in investigating the phenomenon of creativity and its processes. Creativity is analyzed through the lens of cultural psychology, in which psychological processes emerge over the course of life, and can only be understood in relation to the subject’s history and life experiences. Dialogism is presented as central for the constitutive dynamics of the developing subject and the emergence of creative actions through the expression of human agency. The authors highlight Bakhtinian dialogism and its developments in the scientific field of psychology and related areas to shed new light on creativity and its processes. The authors argue this will enable a better understanding of creativity in its development and emergence, and its impact on individuals and society. Marina Assis Pinheiro is Adjunct Professor at the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil. Marina Assis Pinheiroobtained a bachelor’s degree in Psychology in 2002 from Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology in 2006 from Catholic University of Pernambuco (UNICAP) and a doctorate degree in Cognitive Psychology in 2011, also from UFPE, Brazil, with an academic sabbatical at Brunel University, UK. She is full-time Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at UFPE. Marina is the leading researcher of the Laboratory of Studies on Dialogism, Aesthetic Experience and Creativity.