Text reading: An a/r/tographic métissage: Storying the self as pedagogic practice

Key words: SELF AS SUBJECT-MATTER, INTROSPECTIVE / EXTROSPECTIVE, NARRATIVE AS RESEARCH, ECHOLOCATION, AUTOETHNOGRAPHY, HEURISTIC PHENOMENOLOGY, INTERMEZZO, THREADSCAPE, THE FIFTH NARRATIVE

How does the presentation/communication component of life writing colour a narrative?

Introspective./ extrospective interact with the visual/performative for revealing the self.

Artists discussed: Trish, Isabelle, Arianna, Sandrine

1. Conception of narrative.

2. Creating Content

3. Decisions around media and form

Trishs’ text:

”It is as if I encountered these roles singularly, first as a working artist, and then as a teacher (with little time for any personal creative work). If the symbiosis we hope for can be felt in moments..”

Isabelles’ text:

”It is in this praxis that I situate my pedagogy, where I am constantly reflecting upon my actions at the personal and super personal level (Davis et al. 2015) to imagine new ways of conceiving the life that I am living, developing a more collective ecological awareness.”

Arianna’s text:

Validating Research via artistic means informed investigation of immigrant identity exploration

Sandrines’ text:

most interesting of them all, found that I could relate more to it based on the nature of the story telling, the examples used that come from generational narratives and repetition through personal experiences.

OBJECTS FORMING PARTS OF IDENTITY

THOUGHTS: Stories and accuracy

How important is to maintain accuracy in sacrifice of paginating narratives and great storytelling. Are ’embellished’ stories/facts what’s more important in teaching practices of mathematical/accurate events that steer away from artistic and creative storytelling?

Solitary spaces for creation

In association with women experiences and social structures.