Carolyn will be presenting on her research titled ‘Troubling’ Music Education: Playing, (re-)making and researching differently.

Session Abstract.

‘Trouble’ derives from the thirteenth-century French verb meaning to ‘stir up’, ‘to make cloudy’, ‘to disturb’ (Haraway 2016:1). To ‘trouble’ a disciplinary field in which the researcher is very familiar, and still practicing, raises significant challenges, asking questions not only of methodology and analytical approach but also of how to ‘open up’ and ‘re-see’ what is present through different forms of thinking, doing and making. In this presentation I will explore how posthumanism, and particularly the notion of ‘diffractive playing’ helped me to ‘trouble’ and make-differently. These processes of researching differently led to more ‘trouble’ than initially envisaged, troubling notions of; teacher, identity, materials, relationships and also notions of what researching is, how research is written and the tensions of this with the processes of completing a PhD.

What to expect

This Birmingham City University seminar is organised by the Birmingham Music Education Research Group (B-MERG) in collaboration with the Practitioner Education Research Group (PERG) and Cultures in Education Research Group (C-IERG).

CSPACE presents regular seminars and events to promote the discussion of culture and practice across educational settings. Our events raise issues for reflection and debate. You can expect a presentation that will provoke thinking followed by a stimulating discussion with opportunities to ask questions.Please find the B-MERG web page here

Any Questions?

If you have any question regarding this event please contact Victoria Kinsella victoria.kinsella@bcu.ac.uk

We look forward to welcoming you to our online event!