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Brian Sutton-Smith (1924–2015), spent his lifetime exploring the cultural significance of play, arguing that neither children nor adults are innocent in their play, and addressing play’s ambiguity and interdisciplinarity. Trained as a Primary teacher, where he wrote playful fiction for children, he travelled to the US on a Fulbright scholarship to research children’s games and toys, folklore, play, drama, film and narrative. Author of some 50 books and 350 articles including Toys and Culture (1986). The Ambiguity of Play (1997) and Play for Life (2015), Brian was unquestionably the foremost play theorist of his time, changing how we see it. This conversation took place at his home in Florida in 2011. Brian was 87.

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Interview with Brian Sutton-Smith

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    2025年

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  • Brian Sutton-Smith,
  • Victoria de Rijke,
  • Rebecca Sinker

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Brian Sutton-Smith (1924–2015), spent his lifetime exploring the cultural significance of play, arguing that neither children nor adults are innocent in their play, and addressing play’s ambiguity and interdisciplinarity. Trained as a Primary teacher, where he wrote playful fiction for children, he travelled to the US on a Fulbright scholarship to research children’s games and toys, folklore, play, drama, film and narrative. Author of some 50 books and 350 articles including Toys and Culture (1986). The Ambiguity of Play (1997) and Play for Life (2015), Brian was unquestionably the foremost play theorist of his time, changing how we see it. This conversation took place at his home in Florida in 2011. Brian was 87.