Olfactoscapes in Malawi
Exploring the smells children like and are exposed to in semi-urban classrooms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3466233 |
|---|---|
| Authors | N Kucirkova (0000-0002-2805-1745, University of Stavanger, corresponding author), Neema Mwenda Chinula (Ntcheu Secondary School, Malawi) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 451-470 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Childhood (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0907-5682 • E-ISSN: 1461-7013 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/09075682231200131 |
| OpenAlex | W4386699751 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 67 |
Moving beyond the "canned" lens on literacies dominant in contemporary literacy studies in Malawi, this study connects theoretical perspectives on sensory and critical literacies to original empirical data on children's lived "olfactory literacies". We focus on situational and locally experienced odours in two classrooms in semi-urban Malawi. We present findings from interviews and drawings with 25 children who shared their olfactory preferences with the local researcher. Children's views were supplemented with the researcher's and teachers' evaluations of the olfactory qualities of their classroom environments. Our study advances the field by being the first to unite theoretical provocations on sensory literacies in global child research with critical and empirical insights into children's local olfactoscapes
Empirical research · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · Field trip · Focus group · Literacy · Pedagogy · Political science · Situational ethics · Sociology · Anthropology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Educational Environments and Student Outcomes · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |