A poiesis of peace

Imagining, inventing & creating cultures of peace. The qualities of the artist for peace education

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12876218
AutoresDaniela Lehner (0000-0002-1965-6291, University of Klagenfurt, autor correspondente)
Ano2021
Volume18
Fascículo2
Páginas143-162
Data de publicação2021-05-04
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Peace Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1740-0201 • E-ISSN: 1740-021X
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17400201.2021.1927686
OpenAlexW3164237630
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas26

In this theoretical article, the qualities of the artist for peacebuilding and peace education are explored. Peacebuilding and peace education are not only based on skills and knowledge, but also on art, a creative process that originates in our imagination. The question guiding this paper is: How can we, as peacebuilders and educators, imagine, invent, and create cultures of peace and build spaces for others to do so? Based on Lederach’s moral imagination, I present a conceptualization of a poiesis of peace as a frame for peace education. This so-called poiesis of peace is built on the sensibility of the heart as the feeling center that can perceive the imaginal and the relationality of breath as described by Irigaray as a field of intersubjectivity and interconnectedness. The potential of this imaginative sensibility is the ability to feel into another experience, described as empathy and resonance, which might manifest as an ethics of care and nonviolence. Using arts based methods in peace education can be one way to encourage feelings of interconnectedness and empathy

Aesthetics · Conceptualization · Empathy · Feeling · Intersubjectivity · Peace Education · Peacebuilding · Pedagogy · Political science · Sensibility · Social science · Sociology · Indian History and Philosophy · Law · Peace and Human Rights Education · Peacebuilding and International Security · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology