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Abstract
Inspiration is a widely used concept in everyday speech, and it is used especially when people talk about what they do in their creative processes. This article presents a re-thinking of the notion of inspiration through a non-representational approach to challenge the assumption of dance as a mere stimulus to and representation of texts and vice versa when integrating creative dance into literacy education. Based on diffractive analytical engagements, this article proposes an understanding of inspiration as intra-active and rhizomatic in-betweens producing new-ness and other-ness. This understanding can produce rich and diverse opportunities that value and cherish writing and dancing non-hierarchically in the literacy classroom; both have pedagogical value, without either acting as a servant of the other. The article concludes with a discussion of the extent to which literacy education is prepared to take dance seriously, emphasizing that the proposed understanding of inspiration can contribute to that end.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 101098 |
Pages (from-to) | 1–20 |
Journal | Linguistics and Education |
Volume | 72 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2022 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- arts integration
- creative dance
- intra-action
- non-representational
- rhizome
- literacy education
- writing
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ELLA: Embodied Language Learning through the Arts
Anttila, E., Korpinen, K., Jusslin, S., Lehtinen-Schnabel, J., Siljamäki, M., Lilja, N., Hannuksela, R., Al-Debs, A., Svendler Nielsen, C., Martin, R. K. & Østen, T. P.
Svensk-Österbottniska samfundet, Kone Foundation, Svenska folkskolans vänner rf.
01/01/21 → 31/12/24
Project: Foundation
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LiteDans: Challenging Literacies in School with Dance
Svenska kulturfonden, Svensk-Österbottniska samfundet
01/06/17 → 31/12/20
Project: Foundation
Activities
- 2 Conference presentation
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Dance as inspiration in literacy education: A non-representational understanding
Sofia Jusslin (Speaker)
25 Nov 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference presentation
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Embodied Language Learning through Arts: Intertwinings of Embodiment, Artistic Activity and Language
Eeva Anttila (Speaker), Niina Lilja (Speaker), Sofia Jusslin (Speaker), Kaisa Korpinen (Speaker) & Lotta Kaarla (Speaker)
22 Apr 2021 → 23 Apr 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference presentation