Embodying three aspects of my self through a/r/tography

Kylie Stevenson

Document Type

Journal Article

Publisher

University of Canberra

Faculty

Faculty of Education and Arts

School

School of Communications and Arts

RAS ID

14961

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Stevenson, K. J. (2012). Embodying three aspects of my self through a/r/tography. Axon: Creative Explorations, 2(1), 1-16. Available here

Abstract

In this essay I set out to explain my research as an embodied aesthetic experience. In my PhD study, Creative River Journeys—an inquiry into postgraduate education and practice-led research—I have adopted a research methodology called a/r/tography (Irwin & de Cosson 2004). This asks that my researcher identity embody the multiple roles of artist, researcher and teacher. This embodiment is not an abstract adoption of a research methodology, but a deliberate attempt on my part to confront the disparity between these roles in my past practice. I share insights that I have arrived at in relation to these three deeply interrelated aspects of my a/r/tographical self: the artist self—through poetic inquiry (Prendergast, Leggo & Sameshima 2009a); the researcher self—through the River Journey reflective practice; and the teacher self—through, for example, unexpected reciprocal mentorship in the project.

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