Mary M. and Kenneth J. Gergen make a strong case for enriching the social sciences through performative work, establishing a framework for performative research and including many of their own performance works.

Purpose: Contributions of a Performative Social Science; Literary Arts: Playing With Potentials; Chapter 4 Duographic Writing; Chapter 5 Collaging Voices, Mary Gergen; Chapter 6 Multiplying Metaphors, Mary Gergen; Chapter 7 The Dialogic Alternative, Mary Gergen, Kip Jones; Chapter 8 Juxtaposing Genres, Ken Gergen; Chapter 9 Reflections on Writing; Dramatic Arts: Ideas in Action; Chapter 10 Performing the Mind, Ken Gergen; Chapter 11 Performing Theory, Mary Gergen; Chapter 12 Theatrical Power, Mary Gergen; Chapter 13 The Costume is the Message, Mary Gergen; Chapter 14 Reflecting on Dramatic Performance; Visualizing Ideas: Believing Is Seeing; Chapter 15 Playing with Sam, ken Gergen, Sam Maitin; Chapter 16 Relational Art, Ken Gergen, Regine Walter; Chapter 17 Photographic Playtime, Ken Gergen, Anne Marie Rijsman-Lecluyse; Chapter 18 Visual Deconstruction, Ken Gergen, Anne Marie Rijsman-Lecluyse; Chapter 19 Reflecting on Visual Performance; Extending Experiments: Flying Furniture; Chapter 20 Sculpting Ideas, Ken Gergen; Chapter 21 Cartooning and Critique, Mary Gergen; Chapter 22 To Song; Chapter 23 The Power of Multimedia, Ken Gergen; Chapter 24 Cybergraphics, Ken Gergen, Anne Marie Rijsman-Lecluyse; Chapter 25 Fragmented Moments: Haiku, Mary Gergen; Chapter 26 Teaching through Fiction, Mary Gergen; Chapter 27 Reflecting on Extended Experiments;