The materiality of bodies: Critical reflections on pedagogy, politics and positionality

Abstract

This aesthetic essay is concerned with the notion of democratization and the ways in which policies and “practiced orientations “ to inclusiveness and diversity, effect colorized and racialized bodies in traditional educational spaces. The essay uses the critical autopoietic narratives of a Black male scholar and a White male scholar set within a dialogue as a communicative and intercultural approach of influence and cooperation. The authors suggest that this method is the sin quo non of the democratic ideal and resides at the core of collaborative research.

Key concepts:

• democratization
• critical praxis
• dialogic performance
• material feminism
• poetic pedagogy