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Narratives of Teachers and Teacher Unions in Swedish Facebook Rebellion Groups
No full textThis study examines narratives about the teaching profession and teacher unions that Swedish teachers jointly produce in two teachers’ rebellion groups on Facebook, which is followed by a total of around 20,000 teachers. A sample of 33 posts and 2,445 comments were analysed using a narrative approach. The findings highlight narratives in which teachers wish to return to “the good old days”, struggle with everyday frustrations, call for a strike as an immediate solution, and describe hypothetical futures presenting the opportunity for proactive action and call teacher unions to dialogue rather than wait for them to satisfy the teachers’ demands
Perseptuelle illusjoner i norske kommunevåpen
No full textAll 356 Norwegian municipalities have a unique municipal coat of arms, a visual symbol for municipal authority normally based on Heraldry. Municipal coats of arms were previously approved by the King in cabinet, but after 2018 all Norwegian municipalities could approve their own coats of arms. The design of the coats of arms can induce visual perceptual illusions which, again, could lead to misinterpretation of the visual symbols. Three categories of illusions could arise: Face-illusions, form-illusions, and Herrman grids. All Norwegian municipal coats of arms were analyzed and perceptual illusions were registered in 47 of them (13.2%). Most of the illusions were face-illusions, some were form-illusions and quite a few showed Herrman grids. The article emphasizes the importance of knowledge of visual perception for municipalites and designers. Norwegian municipal coats of arms should be designed to avoid perceptual illusions.Alle 356 kommuner i Norge har eget kommunevåpen, et visuelt kjennetegn for utøvelse av kommunal myndighet og som regel basert på heraldisk design. Kommunevåpen måtte tidligere godkjennes av Kongen i statsråd, men etter 1. januar 2018 kan alle kommuner godkjenne disse selv. Utformingen kan gjøre våpnene sårbare for perseptuelle illusjoner, og disse illusjonene kan påvirke fortolkningen av våpnene. Det er tre hovedkategorier illusjoner som er særlig aktuelle på dette området: Ansikts-illusjoner, form-illusjoner og Herrmann-gitre. Alle landets kommunevåpen er undersøkt med psykofysisk metodikk, og det ble registrert 47 våpen med illusjoner (13.2%). Det var flest ansikts-illusjoner, noen færre form-illusjoner og få Herrmann-gitre. Artikkelen påpeker nytten av perseptuell kompetanse både for kommuner, fylkeskommuner og formgivere. Framtidige kommunevåpen bør utformes slik at man unngår ulike former for perseptuelle illusjoner.
Queering Craft in Santa Clara del Cobre: Coppersmithing as a Practice of Care
No full textAs an artist-anthropologist who studies “making” through apprenticeship, I have discovered that craft production in the Mexican copper-smithing community of Santa Clara del Cobre is a practice of care, a kind of love. This inversion of careful and caring labor, required to create the well-made copper piece, also encompasses qualities and skills that queer societal stereotypes of binary gender-lines. Artisans generate bodies of knowledge through representative and reproductive performance, i.e. productive labor anchored in the forge through care, perspicacity and attention. Like all nurturing activities given freely, artisanal reproductivity cannot be adequately measured as wage labor. This is not to say that this generous work should be unpaid. But rather to suggest that what is desired of craft is precisely this non-enumerative quotient of care. My research is based upon an apprenticeship to Maestro Jesús Pérez Ornelas, an independent coppersmith artisan, successful enough to be free to follow his vision and imagination, to create things with care. Maestro Jesús would say: “If I counted all the blows of my hammer, I would go crazy! And besides, no client would be able to afford to buy my work!” It is this boundless giftedness that makes up the imaginary of craft, its tropes and aura: its generosity. Like women’s “reproductive” work of family, the work of the artisan is also “reproductive.” Both demand a “maternal” nurturance, unquantifiable attention and care. This quotient of care is pure gift without reciprocity. This non-enumerative labor… a kind of love
Nålbinding connections: Making, mapping and describing connections
No full textNålbinding is the collective name for several thousands of stitches formed using yarn and a needle to create a fabric. A nålbound fabric consists of a stitch or a row of loops that is connected to or sewn in the previous row. Only a handful of connections have been documented and described. This paper analyses around 150 swatches made by the author with the purpose of exploring how many types of connections there are and the how different connections change the texture of the fabric using the same basic nålbound stitch. As the number of possibilities identified was greater than expected, this paper also describes a notation system that will make it possible to analyse and compare the different connections. The notation is designed from a crafter’s point of view, describing how the connections are made. This will make it possible both to better describe existing connections and to create new nålbound stitches and textures
Exploring the Sustainability of Huizhou Bamboo Carving in the Perspective of Heritage Craft
No full textHuizhou bamboo carving was produced in the Huizhou region of China and is one of the representative carvings of the Huizhou region. As an essential local intangible cultural heritage, the carving techniques, cultural connotations, and historical and artistic values of Huizhou bamboo carving have contributed to its own high craft research value. However, this local heritage craft is facing many problems, such as the difficulty of spreading skills, selling craft products, and separating products from market demand. Therefore, how help Huizhou bamboo carving to get out of these difficulties and develop sustainability is a problem that needs to be solved urgently. Based on the perspective of heritage craft, this study proposes ways of digital multi-dimensional transformation of Huizhou bamboo carving products, collaborative and cooperative training of bamboo carving skills, and market innovation of bamboo carving products. Thus, this paper proposed some practical approaches for the sustainability of Huizhou bamboo carving research
Visuelle bilder i bevegelse: Å skape rom og tid i barnehagebarns lek og bevegelser med nøster
No full textDenne artikkelen tar utgangspunkt i forskningsprosjektet Å nøste hvor målet er å bidra til å utvikle tverrfaglige undervisningsmetoder innenfor kunstfag, for å fremme utdanningskvalitet i barnehage- lærerutdanningen. Spørsmålet som stilles i artikkelen er hvordan en performativ tilnærming til formingsfaget i barnehagen kan åpne for tverrfaglige potensialer. Den performative tilnærmingen innebærer å rette oppmerksomheten mot selve aktiviteten og det materielles rolle i lek med materialer. Forskningsmetoden er praksis-drevet (Haseman, 2006) og går ut på at forskerne i samarbeid med en gruppe barnehage-barn og barnehagens personale utforsker lek og bevegelser med nøster. Filmer og fotografier fra denne leken analyseres med blikk for møter mellom mennesker og materialer. Prosjektet forankres teoretisk med begrepet romtidmaterialisering (Barad, 2007) og Rudolf Labans romlære “choreutics” (Laban & Ullman, 2011). Undersøkelsen viser hvordan sted kan forstås som en lokasjon for endring og at det finnes skapende potensialer i opplevd stillhet. Rommet beskrives som et bilde i bevegelse der tid skapes i en kjede av evige hendelser. Disse opp-dagelsene, av hvordan det i en performativ tilnærming skapes med både materiale og bevegelser, åpner nye tverrfaglige undervisningsmulig-heter i møtet mellom fagene forming og drama i barnehagelærerut-danningen. Slike tverrfaglige, skapende potensialer kan ha relevans for bærekraft fordi det handler om hvordan vi blir til som mennesker i møte med materialer og omgivelser.Keywords: performativitet, tverrfaglighet, forming i barnehagen, romtidmaterialiseringDenne artikkelen tar utgangspunkt i forskningsprosjektet Å nøste hvor målet er å bidra til å utvikle tverrfaglige undervisningsmetoder innenfor kunstfag, for å fremme utdanningskvalitet i barnehage- lærerutdanningen. Spørsmålet som stilles i artikkelen er hvordan en performativ tilnærming til formingsfaget i barnehagen kan åpne for tverrfaglige potensialer. Den performative tilnærmingen innebærer å rette oppmerksomheten mot selve aktiviteten og det materielles rolle i lek med materialer. Forskningsmetoden er praksis-drevet (Haseman, 2006) og går ut på at forskerne i samarbeid med en gruppe barnehage-barn og barnehagens personale utforsker lek og bevegelser med nøster. Filmer og fotografier fra denne leken analyseres med blikk for møter mellom mennesker og materialer. Prosjektet forankres teoretisk med begrepet romtidmaterialisering (Barad, 2007) og Rudolf Labans romlære “choreutics” (Laban & Ullman, 2011). Undersøkelsen viser hvordan sted kan forstås som en lokasjon for endring og at det finnes skapende potensialer i opplevd stillhet. Rommet beskrives som et bilde i bevegelse der tid skapes i en kjede av evige hendelser. Disse opp-dagelsene, av hvordan det i en performativ tilnærming skapes med både materiale og bevegelser, åpner nye tverrfaglige undervisningsmulig-heter i møtet mellom fagene forming og drama i barnehagelærerut-danningen. Slike tverrfaglige, skapende potensialer kan ha relevans for bærekraft fordi det handler om hvordan vi blir til som mennesker i møte med materialer og omgivelser.Keywords: performativitet, tverrfaglighet, forming i barnehagen, romtidmaterialiserin
A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Development of Thermal Clay Modules
No full textThis study focuses on the idea that industrial production methods, combined with a craft-based approach, enable the production of distinctive expressive thermal functionalities. We developed extruded modules based on a hands-on explorative craft approach in parallel with virtual simulations to explore how heat and cold are transported dynamically through building modules. This paper discusses the developed method and process used in a multidisciplinary approach that combines the quality of craft-based practice with architecture, engineering and programming, focusing on how craft practitioners experiment with material, technique and aesthetics in such a multidisciplinary approach. In this study, immediate concrete design proposals demonstrated a helpful way of establishing common ground for multidisciplinary collaboration. Concrete design proposals are pivotal in addressing the suggested design’s advantages and disadvantages and clarifying the differences and potentials between the specialisations in question. Based on the initial design proposals, it was clear how the craftsperson’s previous experiences within crafts practice quickly led to the identification of realisable solutions based on experimental setups and aesthetic solutions and, at the same time, was able to foresee possible complications
Field Method for Characterization of Deciduous Wooden Shingles
No full textIn the Nordic countries, a major part of the built heritage is constructed of wood and on churches it is still common for the roofing to consist of shingles. In the 20th century, there was a paradigm shift when the heritage authorities made new standards where, for example, the variety of species used throughout history was replaced by pine with sapwood. Today, it is evident that the broken traditions have resulted in roofings with shorter life spans (Göllas & Lindblad, 2021). Further, changes in forestry during the last century made old mature pines, appropriate for shingles, a scarcity. Until last year, it was common that wood for shingles was imported from Russia and northern Finland, which is questionable from more than one perspective. In a project by the Craft Laboratory, the aim is to reclaim traditional know-how through craft research. Old built-in shingle roofs are examined, old forestry and building literature is inventoried and tradition bearers are interviewed. Several of these sources put forward oak and aspen as species well suited for long-lasting shingle roofing. The focus of the exhibition is the development of a field method in which we present features to define wood species on the weathered surfaces of shingles using sight and touch characterization. A built-in roof with both aspen and oak shingles in Tönnersjö church in Halland will serve as an example
Addressing SDG16.2: Eliminating violence towards children – An applied theatre approach
No full textWe offer a case study of a long-running Aotearoa New Zealand-based applied theatre programme, Everyday Theatre. As both academics and Everyday Theatre practitioners, we explore how the programme addresses the aspirations of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16.2, which is centred on eliminating violence towards children. Our reflections are informed by the qualitative data collected in our ongoing discussions as facilitators, our reflective journals, teacher evaluations of the programme, and a series of collaborative research workshops. We investigate the role and place of the drama conventions of teacher-in-role, pre-text, aesthetics, and framing. They are potent constituents of participatory theatre practice that can provoke both students and teachers to collaboratively conceptualise themselves and each other as active, responsible, critical, and empathetic agents for social change. These explorations throw light on how applied theatre practice can form small but significant contributions to engendering opportunities for students and teachers to consider how they could change their own future narratives, creating more socially cohesive local communities, and, in this way, addressing SDG 16.2.
Cover image: photo by WOKANDAPIX on Pixaba
‘We cannot afford outsiderness’: Inclusion, sustainable development and arts education
No full textThis article addresses social inclusion/exclusion – specifically the kind of exclusion we describe as outsiderness – in relation to sustainable development and arts education. Our idea is to address and discuss this on an individual/micro level and as a topic of social sustainability. Inspired by Irwin and Springgay’s a/r/tography, Frank’s dialogical narrative analysis, and different walk-along methods, we also explore alternative formats of the scientific article. In this text, we will thus present what became five threads of inquiry into arts education’s potential contribution to social sustainability. These threads describe our path through this field and relate to 1) the position of the arts in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs), 2) social inclusion in the SDGs, 3) research on the arts and health, 4) social inclusion in the arts, and 5) research on outsiderness. Throughout the article, we also exemplify our walk-along discussions through narratives, revealing more of the motivations behind this text. We end the article with a discussion proposing relational arts education to help avoid outsiderness and to promote inclusion, care, social sustainability, and diverging voices or what we describe as counter-voices, in arts education.
Cover image: photo collage by Torill Vis