Flying with the bird: A posthuman-a/r/tographic rethinking of decolonization.
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| Title: | Flying with the bird: A posthuman-a/r/tographic rethinking of decolonization. |
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| Authors: | Zhang, Mengkai1 (AUTHOR) zmkzhangmengkai@gmail.com |
| Source: | International Journal of Education through Art. Sep2025, Vol. 21 Issue 3, p443-460. 18p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Scholarly method, *Critical pedagogy, Decolonization, Posthumanism, Indigenous art, Arts education in secondary schools |
| Geographic Terms: | Canada, Vancouver (B.C.) |
| Abstract: | This article rethinks decolonization through the lens of posthuman-a/r/tography, a theoretical framework that integrates posthumanist philosophy with a/r/tographic methodology. The inquiry was initiated by a chance encounter with a seagull perched atop sʔi:ɬqəý qeqən, a sculpture representing First Nations culture on the University of British Columbia (UBC) campus in Vancouver, Canada. Inspired by contiguity in a/r/tography, and drawing on visual artworks, narrative, avian visual systems and quantum physics, I sought to challenge dominant understandings of decolonization and contribute to a reimagined interpretative pathway. Later, as an educator, I extended this inquiry into my K–12 art classroom, where students engaged in learning with and from non-human entities. Their responses open new possibilities for decolonial pedagogy. I argue that decolonization is not only an act of integration and/or reconciliation between Indigenous people and non-Indigenous people but also an ongoing process of entangled becoming among beings, events, perspectives and relationships. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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