{"product_id":"in-conversation-with-karen-barad-9781032253831","title":"In Conversation with Karen Barad","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Conversation with Karen Barad: Doings of Agential Realism\u003c\/em\u003e is an accessible introduction to Karen Barad's agential realist philosophy. The authors take on a unique approach to involve the readers in in\/formal conversations between Karen, postgraduate and other researchers at a research event held in 2017 at Cape Town, South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt features chapters that have been contributed by seminar delegates and organisers, which put forth the continuing impact that Karen Barad has had on their empirical work, research writing and drawing practices. The text further discusses the ethical and political significance of Karen's work, especially in the context of de\/colonizing South African higher education. The chapters offer a series of worked posthumanist pedagogical examples and describe how a research seminar was organised differently and more in line with Baradian radical philosophy. At its heart, this book makes a methodological and pedagogical contribution to the surge i\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In conversation with a generous South African research community, an ethics of re-turning and staying-with is beautifully unfolded on agential realist philosophy and concepts and a diverse empirical material.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMalou Juelskjær\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDanish School of Education, Aarhus University, Copenhagen, Denmark\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This innovative collection of essays brings Karen Barad’s agential realism to life in the context of South African higher education. Drawing the reader in through playful, performative exchanges, the contributions creatively reimagine multidisciplinary research and rebuild pedagogical practices.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAstrid Schrader\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUniversity of Exeter, UK\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What does it mean to make agential realism a thinking, writing, and collaborative practice? The book addresses this question with immense care guided by deep concern for de\/colonializing education in the South African context.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagdalena Górska\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDepartment of Media and Culture Studies, Utrecht University, Netherlands\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Introduction: Glimpsing the Colours on the Palette: ° ’ ” Slowing Down Together\/Apart. 2. Chapter Night Sky: Temporal Diffraction: A Constellation *** of ‘New’ Electrifying Insights in Conversation with Karen Barad. 3. Chapter Black Blood Matters: Moving Human and Non-human Bodies from ‘Question \u0026amp; Answer’ to a ‘Pedagogy of Questioning’. 4. Chapter Red: Re-membering as a Sacred Practice. 5. Chapter Red Ochre: Marking Time, Marking Bodies: Relations Matter. 6. Chapter Teal: Re-searching Research: Troubling Lines as a Worlding Practice. 7. Chapter Ultramarine: On Aftermaths, Afterlives and Afterimages. 8. Chapter Red Brown: Gestures for Engineering and Medical Education: Drawing on Our Barad Encounter 9. Chapter Orange: Diffracting Drawing. 10. Chapter Iridescent: Th\/reading through Mull: Cutting a Fashion Theory Course Together-Apart. 11. (No)End: Rainbow Æffects: Diffracting Colours and Futures Pallets. Index.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018927374679,"sku":"9781032253831","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032253831.jpg?v=1750778697","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/in-conversation-with-karen-barad-9781032253831","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}