Bunya pine, goanna and star clusters: using metaphor to frame Indigenous ways of doing

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Heckenberg, Robyn. 2018. "Bunya pine, goanna and star clusters: using metaphor to frame Indigenous ways of doing." de Bruin, Leon R., Burnard, Pamela and Davis, Susan (ed.) Creativities in Arts education, research and practice: international perspectives for the future of learning and teaching. Leiden, Netherlands. Koninklijke Brill NV. pp. 67-83

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Chapter Title	Bunya pine, goanna and star clusters: using metaphor to frame Indigenous ways of doing
Book Chapter Category	Edited book (chapter)
ERA Publisher ID	2422
Book Title	Creativities in Arts education, research and practice: international perspectives for the future of learning and teaching
Author	Heckenberg, Robyn
Editors	de Bruin, Leon R., Burnard, Pamela and Davis, Susan
Volume	15
Page Range	67-83
Series	Critical Issues in the Future of Learning and Teaching
Chapter Number	5
Number of Pages	17
Year	2018
Publisher	Koninklijke Brill NV
Place of Publication	Leiden, Netherlands
ISBN	9789004369580
	9789004369603
Web Address (URL)	https://brill.com/abstract/book/edcoll/9789004369603/BP000013.xml
Abstract	This chapter discusses creative education and accompanying creative arts research through an interdisciplinary lens and an Indigenous standpoint. The discourse opens a dialogue of convergence and common understandings, which brings together Indigenous ways of being and seeing and commonalities in broader arts education and research. The dialogue uses the motif of the bunya pine to represent both sharing and resilience; the goanna as metaphor for connection to cultural values; and star clusters to represent metaphysical aspects of cultural knowledges. The chapter elaborates on how Indigenous ways of doing (ontologies) have much to contribute in ethical collaborations of creativity and innovation. Through this device of metaphor, the chapter is able to frame some significant values and strategies of performative interest for those working in creative learning and research contexts.
Keywords	creative education, creative arts research, Indigenous knowledge
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	450399. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander environmental knowledges and management not elsewhere classified
	450199. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, language and history not elsewhere classified
	360199. Art history, theory and criticism not elsewhere classified
Public Notes	Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions.
Byline Affiliations	College for Indigenous Studies, Education and Research
Institution of Origin	University of Southern Queensland

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