This paper argues that, if one is concerned with promoting democratic and anti-oppressive values
... more This paper argues that, if one is concerned with promoting democratic and anti-oppressive values within education, participatory action research (PAR) is the most fitting methodology. Not only does PAR align with the goals of both democratic and anti-oppressive conceptions of education as they stand alone, the intersections between the two ideological positions contribute to the development of each theory and offer a strong basis for utilizing methods that fall under PAR. However, the tensions between democratic and anti-oppressive conceptions of education place competing demands on the researcher in terms of the responsibilities within and outcomes of participatory conversations. The author offers an arts-based approach as a component of research design to navigate these tensions within a PAR project. The paper is guided by the author’s desire to undertake meaningful research exploring how high school students make change within their own educational institutions.
If institutional infrastructure is the bones of the system, what I am interested in is the cartil... more If institutional infrastructure is the bones of the system, what I am interested in is the cartilage: the conversation in between the rules that allows the democratic system to function smoothly. We can have as many by-laws and regulations as we want, but unless we can speak together meaningfully and in an equitable manner, we should not fool ourselves into thinking we are making decisions democratically. In this journal, I will be addressing the assumption that democratic decision-making models require participants to be rational actors, devoid of the passions that fuel them, and stripped of the cultural associations they carry. This journal argues the very opposite, that you cannot have a democratic conversation without creating space for how people feel. Emotions contain information, often about the institution itself, that may be neglected if not brought to the fore. Conversations about democratic decision-making must take into account the emotional, subjective humanity that comes into the room when we sit at the table together.
In this paper, I explore ways to navigate non-homogenous institutions, using differences and othe... more In this paper, I explore ways to navigate non-homogenous institutions, using differences and other group associations to the strength, rather than the detriment, of the organization itself. I put forth a number of topics that facilitate both the recognition of differences and redistribution of conversational resources accordingly. By calling attention to not just the individual and institutional level, but also the meso-level analysis of groupings and group associations that come into play within conversations, I will tow a middle ground between communitarian ideology and liberal philosophy. Asking the general question, where are we coming from? can guide the discussions necessary for both recognition and redistribution.
This paper explores how to create conversational spaces that foster the development of emotional ... more This paper explores how to create conversational spaces that foster the development of emotional languages at large. To do so, I return to the fields of public engagement and democratic education to explore the theories of practice of dialogue and safe space. Each of these sub-disciplines has a focus on the importance of navigating emotions as they relate to the broader conversation. Essentially, the theories of both dialogue and safe space already contain a case for the necessity of emotional languages, though they do not use this terminology. I first outline a broad model of space, then unpack what is meant by dialogic conversation and safer space, and conclude by showing how the intersection of the models outlined can help map what is needed to create a conversational space that facilitates the growth of emotional languages.
.he subdiscipline of Emotion in Organizations within the schools of business and management provi... more .he subdiscipline of Emotion in Organizations within the schools of business and management provides the most robust analysis of the role, function, and consequences of emotions within the workplace. An overview of the work within Emotion in Organizations will provide the theoretical underpinnings necessary to ground the future chapters looking at specific focal points and the development of emotional languages. In this paper, will answer questions such as: what role do emotions play within organizations? What emotional work is being undertaken on a daily basis? What kind of emotions do we want in our organizations? How do we turn harmful emotional states into productive ones? How can we strengthen the emotional capacity of organizations? How does this research correspond with previous discussion of emotional languages?
This is my working introduction for my current MPhil journal. It ties together democracy, emotion... more This is my working introduction for my current MPhil journal. It ties together democracy, emotional languages, institutional development, with just a bit of ham.
Basically, if you want to make decisions together, you gotta talk about your feelings.
I turn to Europe in the twentieth-century, a region rife with revolutionary fervour and thus a ho... more I turn to Europe in the twentieth-century, a region rife with revolutionary fervour and thus a hotbed for new political ideas. While a plethora of research has helped clarify the causes, the outcomes, and the main actors during periods of revolutionary activity, little has been done to unpack forms of political interaction that directly sprung from the very conditions and beliefs that these tumultuous times embodied. And yet these foundling political structures provide us with an entirely new conception of democracy that challenges the assumptions upon which the western representative government is built: that of the council system. In this paper, I explore the development of the council system through 13 different revolutionary episodes in 20th c. Europe.
A short exploration of why we must develop other forms of communication within academia and reduc... more A short exploration of why we must develop other forms of communication within academia and reduce the importance that we place on 'the paper'.
Modeled after the Communist Manifesto, this work is a call to arms to write our stories as commun... more Modeled after the Communist Manifesto, this work is a call to arms to write our stories as communities to undo the problematic effects of rampant liberalism.
See Manifesting the Myth Paper for a detailed analysis.
This paper argues that, if one is concerned with promoting democratic and anti-oppressive values
... more This paper argues that, if one is concerned with promoting democratic and anti-oppressive values within education, participatory action research (PAR) is the most fitting methodology. Not only does PAR align with the goals of both democratic and anti-oppressive conceptions of education as they stand alone, the intersections between the two ideological positions contribute to the development of each theory and offer a strong basis for utilizing methods that fall under PAR. However, the tensions between democratic and anti-oppressive conceptions of education place competing demands on the researcher in terms of the responsibilities within and outcomes of participatory conversations. The author offers an arts-based approach as a component of research design to navigate these tensions within a PAR project. The paper is guided by the author’s desire to undertake meaningful research exploring how high school students make change within their own educational institutions.
If institutional infrastructure is the bones of the system, what I am interested in is the cartil... more If institutional infrastructure is the bones of the system, what I am interested in is the cartilage: the conversation in between the rules that allows the democratic system to function smoothly. We can have as many by-laws and regulations as we want, but unless we can speak together meaningfully and in an equitable manner, we should not fool ourselves into thinking we are making decisions democratically. In this journal, I will be addressing the assumption that democratic decision-making models require participants to be rational actors, devoid of the passions that fuel them, and stripped of the cultural associations they carry. This journal argues the very opposite, that you cannot have a democratic conversation without creating space for how people feel. Emotions contain information, often about the institution itself, that may be neglected if not brought to the fore. Conversations about democratic decision-making must take into account the emotional, subjective humanity that comes into the room when we sit at the table together.
In this paper, I explore ways to navigate non-homogenous institutions, using differences and othe... more In this paper, I explore ways to navigate non-homogenous institutions, using differences and other group associations to the strength, rather than the detriment, of the organization itself. I put forth a number of topics that facilitate both the recognition of differences and redistribution of conversational resources accordingly. By calling attention to not just the individual and institutional level, but also the meso-level analysis of groupings and group associations that come into play within conversations, I will tow a middle ground between communitarian ideology and liberal philosophy. Asking the general question, where are we coming from? can guide the discussions necessary for both recognition and redistribution.
This paper explores how to create conversational spaces that foster the development of emotional ... more This paper explores how to create conversational spaces that foster the development of emotional languages at large. To do so, I return to the fields of public engagement and democratic education to explore the theories of practice of dialogue and safe space. Each of these sub-disciplines has a focus on the importance of navigating emotions as they relate to the broader conversation. Essentially, the theories of both dialogue and safe space already contain a case for the necessity of emotional languages, though they do not use this terminology. I first outline a broad model of space, then unpack what is meant by dialogic conversation and safer space, and conclude by showing how the intersection of the models outlined can help map what is needed to create a conversational space that facilitates the growth of emotional languages.
.he subdiscipline of Emotion in Organizations within the schools of business and management provi... more .he subdiscipline of Emotion in Organizations within the schools of business and management provides the most robust analysis of the role, function, and consequences of emotions within the workplace. An overview of the work within Emotion in Organizations will provide the theoretical underpinnings necessary to ground the future chapters looking at specific focal points and the development of emotional languages. In this paper, will answer questions such as: what role do emotions play within organizations? What emotional work is being undertaken on a daily basis? What kind of emotions do we want in our organizations? How do we turn harmful emotional states into productive ones? How can we strengthen the emotional capacity of organizations? How does this research correspond with previous discussion of emotional languages?
This is my working introduction for my current MPhil journal. It ties together democracy, emotion... more This is my working introduction for my current MPhil journal. It ties together democracy, emotional languages, institutional development, with just a bit of ham.
Basically, if you want to make decisions together, you gotta talk about your feelings.
I turn to Europe in the twentieth-century, a region rife with revolutionary fervour and thus a ho... more I turn to Europe in the twentieth-century, a region rife with revolutionary fervour and thus a hotbed for new political ideas. While a plethora of research has helped clarify the causes, the outcomes, and the main actors during periods of revolutionary activity, little has been done to unpack forms of political interaction that directly sprung from the very conditions and beliefs that these tumultuous times embodied. And yet these foundling political structures provide us with an entirely new conception of democracy that challenges the assumptions upon which the western representative government is built: that of the council system. In this paper, I explore the development of the council system through 13 different revolutionary episodes in 20th c. Europe.
A short exploration of why we must develop other forms of communication within academia and reduc... more A short exploration of why we must develop other forms of communication within academia and reduce the importance that we place on 'the paper'.
Modeled after the Communist Manifesto, this work is a call to arms to write our stories as commun... more Modeled after the Communist Manifesto, this work is a call to arms to write our stories as communities to undo the problematic effects of rampant liberalism.
See Manifesting the Myth Paper for a detailed analysis.
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within education, participatory action research (PAR) is the most fitting methodology. Not only does PAR align with the goals of both democratic and anti-oppressive conceptions of education as they stand alone, the intersections between the two ideological positions contribute to the development of each theory and offer a strong basis for utilizing methods that fall under PAR. However, the tensions between democratic and anti-oppressive conceptions of education place competing demands on the researcher in terms of the responsibilities within and outcomes of participatory conversations. The author offers an arts-based approach as a component of research design to navigate these tensions within a PAR project. The paper is guided by the author’s desire to undertake meaningful research exploring how high school students make change within their own educational institutions.
In this journal, I will be addressing the assumption that democratic decision-making models require participants to be rational actors, devoid of the passions that fuel them, and stripped of the cultural associations they carry. This journal argues the very opposite, that you cannot have a democratic conversation without creating space for how people feel. Emotions contain information, often about the institution itself, that may be neglected if not brought to the fore. Conversations about democratic decision-making must take into account the emotional, subjective humanity that comes into the room when we sit at the table together.
Basically, if you want to make decisions together, you gotta talk about your feelings.
beliefs that these tumultuous times embodied. And yet these foundling political structures provide us with an entirely new conception of democracy that challenges the assumptions upon which the western representative government is built: that of the council system.
In this paper, I explore the development of the council system through 13 different revolutionary episodes in 20th c. Europe.
See Manifesting the Myth Paper for a detailed analysis.
within education, participatory action research (PAR) is the most fitting methodology. Not only does PAR align with the goals of both democratic and anti-oppressive conceptions of education as they stand alone, the intersections between the two ideological positions contribute to the development of each theory and offer a strong basis for utilizing methods that fall under PAR. However, the tensions between democratic and anti-oppressive conceptions of education place competing demands on the researcher in terms of the responsibilities within and outcomes of participatory conversations. The author offers an arts-based approach as a component of research design to navigate these tensions within a PAR project. The paper is guided by the author’s desire to undertake meaningful research exploring how high school students make change within their own educational institutions.
In this journal, I will be addressing the assumption that democratic decision-making models require participants to be rational actors, devoid of the passions that fuel them, and stripped of the cultural associations they carry. This journal argues the very opposite, that you cannot have a democratic conversation without creating space for how people feel. Emotions contain information, often about the institution itself, that may be neglected if not brought to the fore. Conversations about democratic decision-making must take into account the emotional, subjective humanity that comes into the room when we sit at the table together.
Basically, if you want to make decisions together, you gotta talk about your feelings.
beliefs that these tumultuous times embodied. And yet these foundling political structures provide us with an entirely new conception of democracy that challenges the assumptions upon which the western representative government is built: that of the council system.
In this paper, I explore the development of the council system through 13 different revolutionary episodes in 20th c. Europe.
See Manifesting the Myth Paper for a detailed analysis.