A Sense of Wonder: An A/r/tographer’s Musings on Seeing and Being in the World
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This paper examines ways of seeing the world differently through the eyes of an a/r/tographer (artist, researcher, teacher). It addresses how I see the world phenomenologically, pedagogically, poetically, and artistically (as a photographer), and how my seeing the world through these varied-yet-connected lenses influences my way of being in the world. The structure of the paper echoes this way of seeing through the various lenses of research, reflection, poetry, and photography.
Keywords: A/r/tography; Phenomenology; Poetry; Pedagogy; Art; Wonder.
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