Poet(h)ic Inquiry and the Fictive Imagination
Silence, Voice and Story
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22124014 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Heather Duff (University of British Columbia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 187-217 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Art/Research International A Transdisciplinary Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2371-3771 • E-ISSN: 2371-3771 |
| Publisher | University of Alberta Libraries (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.18432/ari29559 |
| OpenAlex | W3160226110 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Women’s voices have historically been silenced in a vast array of contexts. Ethical incongruities exist between theoretical perspectives regarding right action for protection of women’s dignity and the tangible dilemma presented by systemic silencing. A fictive imagination found in the arts – and literature in particular – often plays a role in bridging that ethical gap between theory and practice. Using my arts-based approach of poet(h)ic inquiry (Duff, 2016a), I portray the symbolic power of women’s voices, fictionality, and textual polyvocality in a research-based play. Poet(h)ic inquiry is a method for ethical reflection incorporating spiritual and poetic-aesthetic values: a pedagogical space of inquiry within a non-fixed site of teaching, life-long learning, creativity, and knowing, located at the confluence of the creative writing process (in the context of fiction as research), ethics, and spirit. In “Story about Story. Toronto 2001,” I inquire poet(h)ically, in a speculative fictional tale about a woman’s journey with her baby, using research journal data and “freefall writing” notes as springboard for a “fictive leap” (Mitchell, 1977). Through the fictive writing process, knowledge is generated with respect to themes of isolation and connection towards re-finding the lost self’s language. Voices heard and unheard, pinpoint an ethic of meaning towards transcending silence, suffering, and colonial injustices. My story evokes ironies and eco-ethical queries within wildlife research, as well as questions evoked by the sensory overload of urban commerce, and an unspoken class system. I include reflections on fictionality, literature, and redemption
Aesthetics · Art · Creativity · Dignity · Literature · Poetry · Silence · Sociology · The arts · Visual arts · Artistic and Creative Research · Attention Economy in Education and Business · History · Law · Posthumanist Ethics and Activism · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |