Artists as tricksters: Exploring boundary crossing between theory and practice in a new doctor of creative arts program
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| Article Title | Artists as tricksters: Exploring boundary crossing between theory and practice in a new doctor of creative arts program |
|---|---|
| ERA Journal ID | 10260 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | Batorowicz, Beata (Author), Baguley, Margaret (Author), Kerby, Martin (Author), Batorowicz, Beata, Baguley, Margaret and Kerby, Martin |
| Journal Title | Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: an international journal of theory, research and practice |
| Journal Citation | 22 (3), p. 280–304 |
| Number of Pages | 25 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
| ISSN | 1474-0222 |
| 1741-265X | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/14740222221137858 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14740222221137858 |
| Abstract | This article explores how artist-researchers navigate the 'uncertain' space between theory and practice in a new Doctor of Creative Arts (DCA) program in an Australian regional university. The trickster is deployed as a metaphorical device to provide insights into how the first DCA's candidates, their supervisors, and the university's leadership makes sense of their own experiences within and about the practice-led research program under a neoliberal climate. Tricksters' cross boundaries between critical and imaginary spaces; yet they also create boundaries, by extending collective knowledge into the unknown. This process is entirely consistent with the critical and creative work required by doctoral candidates to produce innovative research. Narrative inquiry is applied in accordance with the artist-trickster's subjective agency within practice-led doctoral study. The article charts the DCA's emerging identity as a doctoral qualification equal to the traditional PhD, but different from it, during its implementation in 2016 to the successful completion in 2019. The findings reveal the benefits of the program's innovative design, grounded in the creation of the distinctive community of practice that supports practice-led research, local and international connections, and regional resilience. |
| Keywords | Australian higher education; doctor of creative arts; program development; neoliberalism; practice-led research; regional education; trickster metaphor |
| Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390101. Creative arts, media and communication curriculum and pedagogy |
| 390303. Higher education | |
| 390403. Educational administration, management and leadership | |
| Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
| Byline Affiliations | School of Creative Arts |
| School of Education | |
| Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q7x08/artists-as-tricksters-exploring-boundary-crossing-between-theory-and-practice-in-a-new-doctor-of-creative-arts-program
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