“Becoming-posthuman”: A turn toward a posthuman performative methodology in early childhood

Mindy BLAISE; Jane Elizabeth BONE

“Becoming-posthuman”: A turn toward a posthuman performative methodology in early childhood

Mindy BLAISE
, Jane Elizabeth BONE

Centre for Childhood Research and Innovation

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Abstract

Drawing from a posthuman study about relational ethics in early childhood education, this paper explores how a posthuman performative methodology was created and put to work. In order to do this, we argue that it is necessary to turn away from deconstructive research methods, and instead create and work with a posthuman performative methodology. This methodology is open-ended, experimental, and affective and used to reconstruct the social imaginary about what it means to ‘do’ ethics and be an early childhood teacher. Finally, ‘becoming-posthuman’ is suggested as a possibility whereby we redefine the role of researcher. It is through this process we describe how methods shift in response to the attachments and connections we have to a shared world.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - Apr 2014
Event	2014 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association: "The Power of Education Research for Innovation in Practice and Policy" - Philadelphia, PA, United States Duration: 03 Apr 2014 → 07 Apr 2014 https://www.aera.net/Events-Meetings/Annual-Meeting/Previous-Annual-Meetings/2014-Annual-Meeting

Conference

Conference	2014 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association: "The Power of Education Research for Innovation in Practice and Policy"
Abbreviated title	AERA 2014
Country/Territory	United States
City	Philadelphia, PA
Period	03/04/14 → 07/04/14
Internet address	https://www.aera.net/Events-Meetings/Annual-Meeting/Previous-Annual-Meetings/2014-Annual-Meeting

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SDG 4 Quality Education

“Becoming-posthuman”: A turn toward a posthuman performative methodology in early childhood. / BLAISE, Mindy; BONE, Jane Elizabeth.
2014. Paper presented at 2014 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association: "The Power of Education Research for Innovation in Practice and Policy", Philadelphia, PA, United States.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Papers

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Abstract

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