To Democratize, First Decolonize: Approaches Beyond Eurocentric and Colonial Epistemologies in Creativity

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Abstract

In response to the special issue on democratizing creative educational experiences (CEE), we conducted a thematic analysis of recent scholarship on creativity and decolonization (2010–2021) and analyzed recurring tensions across literature grounded in Indigenous, Black, feminist, and non-western epistemological perspectives on creativity. We found themes that are not new but are yet to be taken up consistently and credibly in western creativity and education research and practice. For instance, spirituality emerges as a valuable ingredient for creativity, body as inseparable from the mind, dialectic resistance and resilience as acts of creative existence, and non-human agency as essential to the creative process. Informed by these themes, we share implications for research and practice, seeking new spaces inclusive of historically ignored onto-epistemologies.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)105-133
Number of pages29
JournalReview of Research in Education
Volume46
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2022

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Education

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