(S1,Ep18) A chat about CHAT (and CHT)

Nikolai Veresov helps to distinguish cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT) and cultural-historical theory (CHT). (Initially published December 2, 2020) Highlights include: 0:35 - What is CHAT? (Ant's confession) 1:58 - Nikolai's preference for clarification over comparison 3:39 - Veresov (2020): Two theories with many strengths 5:51 - Nikolai's appreciation and respect for CHAT 7:27 - Nikolai's concerns about CHAT 8:36 - Historical background of CHT, Activity Theory, and CHAT 15:24 - Why is this important? 19:17 - Is Nikolai alone here? 23:18 - Three coexisting theories 25:55 - Specific features of CHT and of CHAT 32:20 - Is CHAT more about systems while CHT is about individuals? 34:45 - Personality, transformation, and metamorphosis (CHAT and CHT) 38:31 - Is there a metamorphosis dynamic in CHAT? 40:44 - The concept of contradiction in CHT and in CHAT 43:41 - An example of dialectical unity (life and birth and death) 48:52 - Vygotskian application of dialectical unity (not subject-object but individual-social) 54:12 - Example: development of HPF or cultural forms of behavior? 59:36 - Mediation in CHAT and in CHT 1:04:11 - Can tools ever have more agency than individuals? 1:09:50 - Should perezhivanie make an appearance in CHAT? 1:16:49 - Is CHAT concerned with cultural or social *development*? 1:19:28 - Where is Vygotsky in CHAT? 1:21:32 - Can developmental CHT principles map onto CHAT-esque domains? 1:25:13 - Nikolai's objection Veresov (2020) "Identity as a sociocultural phenomenon: the dialectics of belonging, being and becoming" is here: http://tiny.cc/pty5tz