Posthumanist and New Materialist Methodologies (eBook)

This book features interviews with 19 scholars who do research with children in a variety of contexts. It examines how these key scholars address research 'after the child' by exploring the opportunities and challenges of drawing on posthumanist and materialist methodologies that unsettle humanist research practices.

The book reflects on how posthumanist and materialist approaches have informed research in relation to de-centering the child, re-thinking methodological concepts of voice, agency, data, analysis and representation. It also explores what the future of research after the child might entail and offers suggestions to new and emerging scholars involved in research with children.

Reviewing how posthumanist and materialist approaches have informed authors' thinking about children, research and knowledge production, the book will appeal to graduate students and emerging scholars in the field of childhood studies who wish to experiment with posthumanist methodologies and materialist approaches.

Paulina Semenec is a Doctoral Candidate in Educational Studies at The University of British Columbia, Canada. Her doctoral dissertation explores the affective and spatial dimensions of social and emotional learning practices in primary school settings. She is interested in post-qualitative and visual research methodologies, as well as critical childhood studies. She has worked as a sessional instructor in the Teacher Education Program at UBC since 2017. She was a recipient of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Doctoral Scholarship (2016), and the Faculty of Education Endowed Award (2018). She currently works at the Centre for Teaching and Learning, where she is engaged in research on teaching and learning initiatives at The University of British Columbia. 

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This book features interviews with 19 scholars who do research with children in a variety of contexts. It examines how these key scholars address research 'after the child' by exploring the opportunities and challenges of drawing on posthumanist and materialist methodologies that unsettle humanist research practices.The book reflects on how posthumanist and materialist approaches have informed research in relation to de-centering the child, re-thinking methodological concepts of voice, agency, data, analysis and representation. It also explores what the future of research after the child might entail and offers suggestions to new and emerging scholars involved in research with children. Reviewing how posthumanist and materialist approaches have informed authors' thinking about children, research and knowledge production, the book will appeal to graduate students and emerging scholars in the field of childhood studies who wish to experiment with posthumanistmethodologies and materialist approaches.