(K)Not Mattering: Rthical (Re)Considerations of Material, Methodological, and Pedagogical Responsibilities

• In Event: Advancing the Methodological Possibilities of Arts-Based Educational Research

Abstract

While working on a recent interactive art installation, the authors of this paper began pondering the ethical implications for researching/writing about processes of art-making, especially regarding what comes to (k)not matter, which they discuss in this paper. They also invite you (the session participants) to engage with them in thinking-with and making-with materials (via braiding, tying, knotting) while (un)tangling ethical practices and responsibilities related to arts-based research and what comes to matter and why in educational research and beyond. Specifically, they invite creative responses to the questions: what/who (k)not matters? And how can we extend the ideas of (k)not mattering into other philosophies/ways of thinking, into our research inquiries, and, importantly, into our pedagogies to make a difference?

Authors

• Rebecca C. Christ, Florida International University

• Amber Ward, Florida State University