VOLUME 2(1) • 2014
POSTGRADUATE BOUNDARY CROSSINGS?
ABSTRACT. This Special Issue: Crossing Philosophical, Cultural and Geographic Boundaries in Educational Scholarship?: Postgraduate Experiences arose out of an invited panel of postgraduate speakers at the 42nd Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia Conference, held 7–10 December 2012 in Chia..
MAORI THINKING WITH A DEAD WHITE MALE: PHILOSOPHIZING IN THE REALM OF NOVALIS
ABSTRACT. In this paper I shall discuss my experiences of referring to Novalis in the context of Maori postcolonialism and metaphysical philosophy. As with other methods of research, from a Maori perspective one always alights on and then carries the effects of the philosopher that stands behind the..
CROSSING PHILOSOPHICAL BOUNDARIES: TRANSLATION AS HETEROLINGUAL ADDRESS, BOUNDARY-PROBING, AND MUTUAL RENEWING
ABSTRACT. In general, when we say “crossing boundaries”, we assume that there exist several boundaries, and several domains divided by those boundaries. And we often put these domains into a schema of contraposition. Then we often raise questions such as “How can we cross these boundaries?” or “How ..
THE CROSSINGS: CHILDHOODS, BOUNDARIES AND KNOWLEDGES
ABSTRACT. Childhoods and borders are intrinsically connected. Childhoods are bound to cross boundaries, encounter borders and engage in the act of ‘crossings’. This paper theorizes how children cross boundaries, and how their childhoods are therefore constantly re-examined, re-negotiated and re-conc..
LET’S BE FRIENDS: INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FOR INTERCULTURALISM IN TAIWAN?
ABSTRACT. Interculturalism is a recent term that refers to the process of enhancing dialogues between different groups in international society. This paper analyzes two educational and cultural projects of the Taiwanese government that were created for the purpose of fostering intercultural relation..
CROSSING MULTIPLE BOUNDARIES AND THE MEANING OF HUMAN AGENCY
ABSTRACT. This paper depicts a way of conceptualizing identity change through my experience as visiting scholar in the United States for one year. This identity change was firstly triggered by studying abroad itself, subsequently strengthened by contents of class. According to my study of educationa..
MERGING LIFE AND TEXT: A CRITICAL ACT
ABSTRACT. This article addresses a paradox that is sometimes produced in the circumstances of using another author’s thinking for practical ends. In particular, I examine the concept of ‘problematization’ and how use of this concept, when referencing Michel Foucault’s influence on our thinking, can ..