Purpose:This article aims to subvert the nature/culture and subject/object divides that structure the dominant Western educational research paradigm by stepping beyond an exclusively human conversation and activating ...Purpose:This article aims to subvert the nature/culture and subject/object divides that structure the dominant Western educational research paradigm by stepping beyond an exclusively human conversation and activating our ecological imaginations in the face of intensifying anthropogenic climate change.Design/Approach/Methods:Informed by animist ecofeminist philosophies,the river dialogues emerged from a climate action research field trip to the Athabasca oil sand mines in Alberta,Canada.They perform a“more-than-human”mode of narrative engagement with“nature in the active voice.”Findings:Despite the epistemological separations of Western-style education,I conclude that we can still find ways to dialogue and learn with the nonhuman world and thereby to stimulate our ecological imaginations.Originality/Value:This article showcases innovative more-than-human narrative methods and offers a collaborative alternative to the human-centric conventions of educational research and pedagogy.展开更多
文摘Purpose:This article aims to subvert the nature/culture and subject/object divides that structure the dominant Western educational research paradigm by stepping beyond an exclusively human conversation and activating our ecological imaginations in the face of intensifying anthropogenic climate change.Design/Approach/Methods:Informed by animist ecofeminist philosophies,the river dialogues emerged from a climate action research field trip to the Athabasca oil sand mines in Alberta,Canada.They perform a“more-than-human”mode of narrative engagement with“nature in the active voice.”Findings:Despite the epistemological separations of Western-style education,I conclude that we can still find ways to dialogue and learn with the nonhuman world and thereby to stimulate our ecological imaginations.Originality/Value:This article showcases innovative more-than-human narrative methods and offers a collaborative alternative to the human-centric conventions of educational research and pedagogy.
