Macdonald, Alison;
Oliver, Caroline;
(2025)
"Feeling With": Sensory–Material Interaction and Embodied Freedom in a Progressive Democratic School in England.
Anthropology & Education Quarterly
, Article e70041. 10.1111/aeq.70041.
(In press).
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Abstract
The relationship between the senses and social interaction within schools is often overlooked in existing studies. Drawing on evidence generated through ethnography and Photovoice in a progressive democratic school, we apply new materialist approaches to explore the relational dynamics of affective sensorial–material interactions to afford embodied freedom. The school's approach prioritizes “feeling with” as sensory engagement with materials, enabling negotiated comforts and expression in learning environments. We argue this approach can fundamentally reshape educational experiences.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | "Feeling With": Sensory–Material Interaction and Embodied Freedom in a Progressive Democratic School in England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/aeq.70041 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/aeq.70041 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2025 The Author(s). Anthropology & Education Quarterly published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Anthropological Association. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Keywords: | affect, democratic education, relationality, school, sensory |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Education, Practice and Society |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10214614 |
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