Critical creative pedagogies: a decolonial and indigenous approach using visual arts and creative writing
Abstract The following paper argues for a critical creative paedagogy as a means of meaningfully engaging with Indigenous and decolonial philosophies. We showcase our critical frameworks and pathways for teaching a decolonial and Indigenous university course where philosophy and arts meet to engage...
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, The University of Queensland
2019-10-01
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The following paper argues for a critical creative paedagogy as a means of meaningfully engaging with Indigenous and decolonial philosophies. We showcase our critical frameworks and pathways for teaching a decolonial and Indigenous university course where philosophy and arts meet to engage with complex colonial, racial and epistemological questions. We first frame our theoretical and philosophical stance within critical postcolonial, Indigenous and decolonial studies. We then describe an epistemological critique within western philosophical discourse that will gesture towards a decolonial pathway to arts and discuss our creative teaching approach grounded in decolonial and Indigenous theories. Lastly, we reach to a critical and decolonial space where ‘southern’ philosophies can be ‘heard’ in their fullest complexity. We contend that creative writing and visual arts grounded in critical decolonial and Indigenous theories provide a space in which a decolonised knowledge seems possible.
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| spelling | doaj.art-94f62def9e3e4c09849ed4608d1fc8962023-01-03T09:23:08ZengAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, The University of QueenslandThe Australian Journal of Indigenous Education2049-77842019-10-0150110.1017/jie.2019.20Critical creative pedagogies: a decolonial and indigenous approach using visual arts and creative writingCarlos Rivera Santana0Graham Akhurst1Hunter College, City University of New YorkHunter College, City University of New YorkAbstract The following paper argues for a critical creative paedagogy as a means of meaningfully engaging with Indigenous and decolonial philosophies. We showcase our critical frameworks and pathways for teaching a decolonial and Indigenous university course where philosophy and arts meet to engage with complex colonial, racial and epistemological questions. We first frame our theoretical and philosophical stance within critical postcolonial, Indigenous and decolonial studies. We then describe an epistemological critique within western philosophical discourse that will gesture towards a decolonial pathway to arts and discuss our creative teaching approach grounded in decolonial and Indigenous theories. Lastly, we reach to a critical and decolonial space where ‘southern’ philosophies can be ‘heard’ in their fullest complexity. We contend that creative writing and visual arts grounded in critical decolonial and Indigenous theories provide a space in which a decolonised knowledge seems possible. https://ajie.atsis.uq.edu.au/ajie/article/view/279Arts and critical pedagogiescoloniality/decolonialitycontemporary Indigenous philosophiescritical creative paedagogycritical Indigenous studiesdecolonial paedagogy |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Rivera Santana Graham Akhurst Critical creative pedagogies: a decolonial and indigenous approach using visual arts and creative writing The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education Arts and critical pedagogies coloniality/decoloniality contemporary Indigenous philosophies critical creative paedagogy critical Indigenous studies decolonial paedagogy |
| title | Critical creative pedagogies: a decolonial and indigenous approach using visual arts and creative writing |
| title_full | Critical creative pedagogies: a decolonial and indigenous approach using visual arts and creative writing |
| title_fullStr | Critical creative pedagogies: a decolonial and indigenous approach using visual arts and creative writing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Critical creative pedagogies: a decolonial and indigenous approach using visual arts and creative writing |
| title_short | Critical creative pedagogies: a decolonial and indigenous approach using visual arts and creative writing |
| title_sort | critical creative pedagogies a decolonial and indigenous approach using visual arts and creative writing |
| topic | Arts and critical pedagogies coloniality/decoloniality contemporary Indigenous philosophies critical creative paedagogy critical Indigenous studies decolonial paedagogy |
| url | https://ajie.atsis.uq.edu.au/ajie/article/view/279 |
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