Challenging the way we know the world: overcoming paralysis and utilising discomfort through critical reflexive thought
| Autor: | Vanessa Bradbury, Grace Ese-osa Idahosa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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contradiction
General Arts and Humanities knowledge production General Social Sciences lcsh:Political science paralysis lcsh:History of scholarship and learning. The humanities decolonisation Aesthetics Reflexivity lcsh:AZ20-999 Paralysis medicine Sociology Critical reflexivity medicine.symptom critical reflexivity lcsh:J |
| Zdroj: | Acta Academica, Vol 52, Iss 1, Pp 31-53 (2020) Acta Academica, Volume: 52, Issue: 1, Pages: 31-53, Published: 2020 |
| ISSN: | 2415-0479 0587-2405 |
| DOI: | 10.18820/24150479/aa52i1/sp3 |
| Popis: | Reflexivity has been foregrounded as an important practice in scholarship regarding the scrutiny of ethical research and knowledge production. What is at risk, however, is reflexivity becoming counter-productive and consumed within the hegemony of Western practice, ultimately making little contribution towards disrupting power asymmetries. In this paper, we ask, at what point can critical self-reflexivity become productive, rather than self-indulgent and paralysing? Reflecting on the assumptions that underpin our scholarship, we ask, how can we utilise emotions of paralysis, discomfort and contradiction towards positive social change? Drawing on our experiences, we highlight the messy nature of reflexivity and argue that these emotions are important and entail a constant re-examination of the assumptions embedded in our pedagogy, scholarship and motives for engaging with the world. In so doing, we show how challenging the ways we know the world through reflexivity and critical thought are vital in the process of decolonising knowledge. |
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