Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: This paper discusses a poetic output of a research project at the intersection of linguistic ethnography (LE) and poetic inquiry (PI) which explores the barriers experienced by refugee and asylum seekers, seeking access to Higher Education. The research draws on Jan Blommaert’s applied ethnopoetics (AEP) work to reconstruct silenced voices ( Blommaert, 2006 ). AEP as a ‘means of recognition’ of marginalised voices is explored. The paper goes on to explore the transformative possibilities for knowledge production offered by combining AEP with PI. This innovative approach and output are presented as act of resistance to normative expectations within academia which freeze conditions for voice ( Blommaert, 2008 ). Questions are then offered to consider how we might advance the approach and its emancipatory potential further.
Source: Language Culture and Society
Author: Áine McAllister
Institution: University College London
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Funder: University College London
OpenAlex ID: W4391776622