Entangled Dialogues on Learning How to Inherit in Colonized and Damaged Lifeworlds

Fikile Nxumalo; Sera Oh; Jacky Hughes; Saaiqa Bhanji

doi:10.18357/jcs.v40i2.15181

Entangled Dialogues on Learning How to Inherit in Colonized and Damaged Lifeworlds

Authors

Fikile Nxumalo University of Victoria
Sera Oh Simon Fraser University
Jacky Hughes Simon Fraser University
Saaiqa Bhanji Simon Fraser University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18357/jcs.v40i2.15181

Abstract

In this article we engage in a dialogue about some of the ideas that resonated with us in connection with the “Learning How to Inherit in Colonized and Ecologically Challenged Lifeworlds” symposium that took place at the University of Victoria in September 2014. Our aim is to begin to consider together the possibilities and challenges these ideas might bring to our everyday practices with young children. Using examples from our everyday pedagogical encounters, we shape our discussion through the pedagogical implications of inheriting colonial legacies and responding to children’s relations with threatened and not-‐easy-‐to-‐live-‐with animals.

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Author Biographies

Fikile Nxumalo, University of Victoria

Fikile Nxumalo holds a PhD in early childhood studies from the University of Victoria. She is an instructor in early childhood education at Capilano University and is a pedagogical facilitator at Simon Fraser University Childcare Society as part of the Investigating Quality in Early Learning Environments Project. Email: fnxumalo@uvic.ca

Sera Oh, Simon Fraser University

Sera Oh is a senior early childhood educator at the Morningside program at Simon Fraser University Childcare Society. She has been in the ECE field for over 13 years and has been involved in the Investigating Quality in Early Learning Environments Project for the past 3.5 years. Sera is passionate about pottery, inquiry-‐based learning, and researching with children. Currently, she is engaged in thinking with common worlds pedagogies and possibilities for ethical coexistence with more-‐than-‐human others.

Jacky Hughes, Simon Fraser University

Jacky Hughes is a program director at Simon Fraser University Childcare Society. She has held a diploma in early childhood education with a focus on quality child care for 20 years. Jacky has been involved with the Investigating Quality in Early Learning Environments Project since 2011 and currently sits on the ECEBC Leadership Link committee.

Saaiqa Bhanji, Simon Fraser University

Saaiqa Bhanji is a senior early childhood educator at Simon Fraser University Childcare Society. She has been in the ECE field for seven years. She holds a bachelor of arts in psychology with a minor in early childhood education from Simon Fraser University. She is passionate about providing children with rich opportunities to revisit their ideas, gain new perspectives, and provoke critical thinking.

Published

2015-12-05

How to Cite

Nxumalo, F., Oh, S., Hughes, J., & Bhanji, S. (2015). Entangled Dialogues on Learning How to Inherit in Colonized and Damaged Lifeworlds. Journal of Childhood Studies, 40(2), 80–87. https://doi.org/10.18357/jcs.v40i2.15181

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 2 (Spring 2015) Canadian Children

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