- Collaborative Creativity, Experimental Methods, Participatory Research, Performance Ethnography, Arts-Based Participatory Action Research, Arts Based Inquiry, and 25 moreNarrative and arts based research, Autoethnography, Collaborative Learning, Creative Engagement, Community Engagement & Participation, Cultural Theory, Cultural Policy, Complexity theory in social systems, Transformative Learning, Organic Inquiry, Experiential Learning (Active Learning), Interculturality, Fictocritical Writing, Fictocriticism, Sensory Ethnography, Cultural Planning, Community participation and engagement, Ethnography, Sensory Visual Ethnography, Cultural Studies, Creativity and learning, Community Cultural Development, Poetry, Detention (Immigration), and Arts-Based Researchedit
- ORCID ID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5675-6884 | Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) Dr Cali Prince has ove... moreORCID ID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5675-6884 | Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Dr Cali Prince has over 21 years + experience across the arts, cultural, and community sectors. As a practice-led researcher Cali’s research is focused on the transformative space that can emerge in the collaborative creative process, at the intersection of artists, people with their communities, and institutions. Cali has a Doctorate in Cultural Research from the Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University. Cali is an Academic Teacher at Western Sydney University The College for the subject HUMN0009 Cultural Perspectives, and HUMN1067, Introduction to Culture and Society, LANG0009 Academic Skills for Arts, as well as HUMN1056 Diversity Language and Culture. Additionally she was a writer in Curriculum Development for the block delivery mode of Diversity, Language and Culture. , Cali also teaches Contemporary Childhoods at Western Sydney University International College.edit - Professor James Arvanitakis, Assoc Professor Phillipa Collins, Assoc Professor Louise Crabtree, Dr Gabriela Coronado, Dr Natalie Quinlivanedit
Invoking the metaphor of the "butterfly effect," I explore how creative collaborations between artists, people in their communities, and institutions can be a powerful cultivator and catalyst for nonlinear effects and... more
Invoking the metaphor of the "butterfly effect," I explore how creative collaborations between artists, people in their communities, and institutions can be a powerful cultivator and catalyst for nonlinear effects and transformations. Drawing on practice-led research, this metaphor is explored as a tool to deepen the understanding that small collaborative creative actions can result in significant transformations and/or unexpected effects. The butterfly effect is viewed through a sequence of interconnected and iterative projects that have ripple effects, leading to further actions and transformations. Illustrated by the case project Magical Playspaces, I reveal how the collaborative creative process resulted in enhanced democratic decision making by residents with artists and local government. I propose that a "fourth space" may emerge from these processes, which is beyond the control of any one actor. Acknowledging that many of the effects are beyond linear measurement, I propose the butterfly effect as a blueprint for interdisciplinary teams to support the complexity emerging in these processes. The fertile space of the unknown can generate the discovery of new forms of knowing together, offering greater potential for innovation and participatory change both within and outside of established hierarchical structures. This is explored using elements of narrative inquiry, arts-based action research and ethnography. The International Journal of Social, Political and Community Agendas in the Arts, Volume 11, Issue 3, September, 2016, pp.23-40. Article: Print (Spiral Bound). Published Online: May 20, 2016 (Article: Electronic (PDF File; 1.107MB)).
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As a practice-led researcher traversing the multiple worlds that exist between artists, communities and institutions, I turned to poetry to begin to speak the unspeakable; to retrieve the metaphorical bones of a story that were taken... more
As a practice-led researcher traversing the multiple worlds that exist between artists, communities and institutions, I turned to poetry to begin to speak the unspeakable; to retrieve the metaphorical bones of a story that were taken out.
(See article Abstract for further details).
(See article Abstract for further details).
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Undertaking a practice-led, qualitative research inquiry, I forged an alternate methodology where narrative inquiry, sensory ethnography, and ethnographically based poetry intersect and open a space “in-between.” I call these... more
Undertaking a practice-led, qualitative research inquiry, I forged an alternate methodology where narrative inquiry, sensory ethnography, and ethnographically based poetry intersect and open a space “in-between.” I call these intersections between narrative approaches and experiments in ethnography “Sensory Poetic Relationship Mapping” (SPRM). I discovered that metaphorical spaces, places, gateways, sites of inquiry and “counter-factual spaces” can come into being. The process of SPRM enabled “hidden” community-based narratives to be revealed through dialogue, narrative, poetry, metaphor, and handmade relationship maps. As an act of creative resistance, this offered alternate voices to the dominant narratives communicated by interconnected institutions of power. SPRM cracked open the metaphorical landscape in which these marginalized stories had been relegated to the periphery, so they could flow. These narratives rewoven to the center unexpectedly interconnected and revealed new sites for future inquiry.
Article URL link: https://doi.org/10.1177/10778004211014611
key words: experimental methodologies, creative resistance, ethnographically based poetry, sensory ethnography, metaphor, narrative, counter-factual spaces
Article URL link: https://doi.org/10.1177/10778004211014611
key words: experimental methodologies, creative resistance, ethnographically based poetry, sensory ethnography, metaphor, narrative, counter-factual spaces
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Invoking the metaphor of the "butterfly effect," I explore how creative collaborations between artists, people in their communities, and institutions can be a powerful cultivator and catalyst for nonlinear effects and transformations.... more
Invoking the metaphor of the "butterfly effect," I explore how creative collaborations between artists, people in their communities, and institutions can be a powerful cultivator and catalyst for nonlinear effects and transformations. Drawing on practice-led research, this metaphor is explored as a tool to deepen the understanding that small collaborative creative actions can result in significant transformations and/or unexpected effects. The butterfly effect is viewed through a sequence of interconnected and iterative projects that have ripple effects, leading to further actions and transformations. Illustrated by the case project Magical Playspaces, I reveal how the collaborative creative process resulted in enhanced democratic decision making by residents with artists and local government. I propose that a "fourth space" may emerge from these processes, which is beyond the control of any one actor. Acknowledging that many of the effects are beyond linear measurement, I propose the butterfly effect as a blueprint for interdisciplinary teams to support the complexity emerging in these processes. The fertile space of the unknown can generate the discovery of new forms of knowing together, offering greater potential for innovation and participatory change both within and outside of established hierarchical structures. This is explored using elements of narrative inquiry, arts-based action research and ethnography.
The International Journal of Social, Political and Community Agendas in the Arts, Volume 11, Issue 3, September, 2016, pp.23-40. Article: Print (Spiral Bound). Published Online: May 20, 2016 (Article: Electronic (PDF File; 1.107MB)).
The International Journal of Social, Political and Community Agendas in the Arts, Volume 11, Issue 3, September, 2016, pp.23-40. Article: Print (Spiral Bound). Published Online: May 20, 2016 (Article: Electronic (PDF File; 1.107MB)).
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"Women's Witness."
see: http://demeterpress.org/books/mothers-mothering-and-covid-19-dispatches-from-the-pandemic/
see: http://demeterpress.org/books/mothers-mothering-and-covid-19-dispatches-from-the-pandemic/
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION Performed in place - at the site of the stories that informed Bone Poems. Performed 23 Jan 2021. Read from the original poem published in the article “Bone Poems: Listening and Speaking from the Ground” (Prince,... more
EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Performed in place - at the site of the stories that informed Bone Poems. Performed 23 Jan 2021. Read from the original poem published in the article “Bone Poems: Listening and Speaking from the Ground” (Prince, 2018), in The Ethnographic Edge, Volume 2, Issue 1, 2018. Shared under Creative commons licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
See: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/wildazurebutterfly/episodes/2021-01-23T02_19_33-08_00
Performed in place - at the site of the stories that informed Bone Poems. Performed 23 Jan 2021. Read from the original poem published in the article “Bone Poems: Listening and Speaking from the Ground” (Prince, 2018), in The Ethnographic Edge, Volume 2, Issue 1, 2018. Shared under Creative commons licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
See: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/wildazurebutterfly/episodes/2021-01-23T02_19_33-08_00
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As a doctoral student, I undertook a practice-led research inquiry, intersecting narrative inquiry combined with experiments in autoethnography and ethnography. I encountered gatekeepers (in the form of powerful institutions). Beneath... more
As a doctoral student, I undertook a practice-led research inquiry, intersecting narrative inquiry combined with experiments in autoethnography and ethnography. I encountered gatekeepers (in the form of powerful institutions). Beneath appearances, I discovered a hidden war. I discovered how hidden power and larger agendas can be masked in what are often claimed to be ‘empowering’ processes. I found a ‘dangerous’ collective story from artists working with communities, one that largely was not evident in the institutional narratives. One of the unexpected effects of the research was the birthing of an autoethnographic and site-specific performance, which has birthed further embodied poetic texts and emerging autoethnographic performances.
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Opening a space for ’hidden’ narratives to come into light through dialogue, poetry, metaphor, and handmade relationship maps
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As a practice-led researcher focusing on the transformative process that can occur, in creative collaborations between artists, people and their communities and institutions, I faced two seeming impasses. Embodying two worlds between two... more
As a practice-led researcher focusing on the transformative process that can occur, in creative collaborations between artists, people and their communities and institutions, I faced two seeming impasses. Embodying two worlds between two institutions, one where I was an officer in local government and the other, a doctoral student in the University. My sensory experience was that I was deep in the forest and I could not move. My employer did not want me to speak to the people and their communities. Secondly, there was a seeming disconnect between the two institutions, in approaches to practice and research. I found myself simultaneously inside each institution and the spaces in-between. Thirdly, the practice was revealing a messy web, a tapestry of interconnections and effects which were emergent, often chaotic, and which more conventional forms of research struggle to capture. The tension point of this impasse became a fertile place of discovery. Through this difficulty emerged my journey into experimental forms of ethnography. Finding my pathway through this forest began with writing poetic auto-ethnographical reflections, the establishment of an online feedback space, investigation of relationships through 3D sculptural mapping, and finally an exploration into sensory ethnography. Drawing on the work of Sarah Pink as a point of departure, interview participants and I are co-creating ‘The 4th Space’ installation (currently in development). At the juncture where arts-based inquiry, action research and sensory ethnography intersect, this paper reflects upon the different kinds of knowing, discoveries and evolving transformation in this emergent process.
Presented at the Contemporary Ethnography Across the Disciplines - CEAD Conference, University of Cape Town, South Africa, November 2016
Presented at the Contemporary Ethnography Across the Disciplines - CEAD Conference, University of Cape Town, South Africa, November 2016
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"The "Butterfly Effect" in Collaborative Creativity: Turning the Light on Transformation with Reflections from Practice-based Research By: Cali Prince Invoking the metaphor of the "butterfly effect," with reflections from practiced... more
"The "Butterfly Effect" in Collaborative Creativity: Turning the Light on Transformation with Reflections from Practice-based Research
By: Cali Prince
Invoking the metaphor of the "butterfly effect," with reflections from practiced based research, I will explore how creative collaborations between artists, communities and institutions are a powerful cultivator and catalyst for transformation in the renewal of older neighborhoods across the City.
This paper examines collaborative creative practice as an aspect of the cultural rights of people living in socio-economic disadvantaged neighborhoods.
When artists, communities and institutions are engaged in a collaborative creative process, a fourth space emerges: this intersection point is a container of possibility. This creates a fertile void, which at times verges on the edge of chaos while simultaneously filled with possibility. Seemingly small changes can result in larger and more significant transformations. It calls for courage to suspend problem solving from a top-down approach and hold the space of the "unknown," offering greater potential for innovation and change. Participatory, democratic processes and actions by local policy makers with the people in their neighborhoods will be examined through narrative and arts-based inquiry, arts-based and first person action research and autoethnography. Through these methodologies I share my personal reflections in practice while exploring theories of Augusto Boal’s "aesthetic space," Homi Bhabha’s "third space" and transformative learning theory.
Keywords: Collaborative Creativity, Transformation and Change, First Person Action Research
Stream: Social, Political and Community Agendas in the Arts
Presentation Type: Paper Presentation in a Themed Session in English
Cali Prince
Student in Doctorate of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society (ICS), University of Western Sydney.
By: Cali Prince
Invoking the metaphor of the "butterfly effect," with reflections from practiced based research, I will explore how creative collaborations between artists, communities and institutions are a powerful cultivator and catalyst for transformation in the renewal of older neighborhoods across the City.
This paper examines collaborative creative practice as an aspect of the cultural rights of people living in socio-economic disadvantaged neighborhoods.
When artists, communities and institutions are engaged in a collaborative creative process, a fourth space emerges: this intersection point is a container of possibility. This creates a fertile void, which at times verges on the edge of chaos while simultaneously filled with possibility. Seemingly small changes can result in larger and more significant transformations. It calls for courage to suspend problem solving from a top-down approach and hold the space of the "unknown," offering greater potential for innovation and change. Participatory, democratic processes and actions by local policy makers with the people in their neighborhoods will be examined through narrative and arts-based inquiry, arts-based and first person action research and autoethnography. Through these methodologies I share my personal reflections in practice while exploring theories of Augusto Boal’s "aesthetic space," Homi Bhabha’s "third space" and transformative learning theory.
Keywords: Collaborative Creativity, Transformation and Change, First Person Action Research
Stream: Social, Political and Community Agendas in the Arts
Presentation Type: Paper Presentation in a Themed Session in English
Cali Prince
Student in Doctorate of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society (ICS), University of Western Sydney.
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Review featuring a mention of my poem Chapter 2: Women's Witness from the book 'Mothers, Mothering and COVID-19: Dispatches from the Pandemic', (2021), O'Reilly & Green (Eds) Demeter Press.
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Doctorate of Cultural Research (DCR) Front Cover
OCT 2021
OCT 2021
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Penrith City Council, in collaboration with CuriousWorks and local residents, is exploring the role of digital Community Arts and Cultural Development (CACD) practice in enhancing participatory processes and capacity in disadvantaged... more
Penrith City Council, in collaboration with CuriousWorks and local residents, is exploring the role of digital Community Arts and Cultural Development (CACD) practice in enhancing participatory processes and capacity in disadvantaged neighbourhoods.
One of the mechanisms for engagement has been the Neighbourhood Stories project, an ongoing ‘work in development’ that continues to explore new ground in digitally integrated CACD practice in synergy with ‘participatory based’ renewal. The project has been exploring a successful framework for local residents to have a creative conversation with artists, community organisations and local government in the renewal of the neighbourhoods where they live.
original URL: http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/artforms/community-partnerships/opinion_piece
One of the mechanisms for engagement has been the Neighbourhood Stories project, an ongoing ‘work in development’ that continues to explore new ground in digitally integrated CACD practice in synergy with ‘participatory based’ renewal. The project has been exploring a successful framework for local residents to have a creative conversation with artists, community organisations and local government in the renewal of the neighbourhoods where they live.
original URL: http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/artforms/community-partnerships/opinion_piece