PIMDI: A pedagogy of imaginative dialogues

The Erasmus+ strategic partnership developed a pedagogical approach and framework of “imaginative dialogues”. This pedagogy takes the (potential) tension between incompatible differences as a productive and engaging starting point in order to open up a dialogical ‘third space’ between them.

Introduction


Drawing on the resources available in the field of arts education, this Erasmus+ strategic partnership developed a pedagogical approach and framework of “imaginative dialogues”. This pedagogy takes the (potential) tension between incompatible differences as a productive and engaging starting point in order to open up a dialogical ‘third space’ between them. The aim is not to overcome or mediate these differences, but to let them co-exist in a shared ‘third space’ in which the contrast between them can be played out in a fruitful and non-violent manner.  During the project, experiences and experimental practices have been documented as well as the reflections upon them. This resulted in the writing of a series of theoretical and descriptive papers, the development of a format for multimodal reflective documentation, the articulation of an initial methodology, the establishment of a framework for a curriculum, and the collection of some concrete exercises and propositions in a digital toolbox.

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Project name

PIMDI: A pedagogy of imaginative dialogues

Time

09/2020-08/2023

Funder

European Union Erasmus + programme

Team

  • Drs. Gudrun Beckmann, Hanze University Groningen (Project leader)
  • Dr. Nathalie Beekman, Hanze University Groningen
  • Dr. Martijn Boven, Hanze University Groningen
  • Dr. Eeva Anttila, Uniarts Helsinki
  • Liisa Jaakonaho, Uniarts Helsinki
  • Dr. Helene Illeris, University of Agder
  • Dr. Tormod Wallem Anundsen, University of Agder
  • Dr. Lisbet Skregelid, University of Agder
  • Gunndís Ýr Finnbogadóttir, Iceland Academy of Arts
  • Ingimar Waage, Iceland University of the Arts
  • Hye Joung Park, Iceland University of the Art

Collaborators

Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen, Netherlands
Iceland University of the Arts
University of Agder, Norway

Lead organisation

The project was initiated by Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen.

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