New ways of representation – How can I represent Living Theory research in a way that creates new knowledge and resists hegemony?

Authors

  • Sonia Hutchison University of Cumbria

Keywords:

Living Theory, Adlerian Theory, Deleuzian Ontology

Abstract

This paper will explore whether a layered approach to writing up Living Theory research provides a way to show development of my new knowledge in which I resist hegemony.

 

Each layer will present different forms of learning through the use of three voices.

 

  • My storyteller voice will allow my story to stand for itself.
  • My narrator voice will introduce my living-theory that is emerging from my research and an analysis using an Adlerian understanding from my early recollections.
  • My meta-narrator voice will ask questions using an approach that is consistent with a Deleuzian ontology.

 

This paper will weave my three voices as a new approach to representing Living Theory to show how I developed my values of love, hope, justice and participation in my challenge of dominant discourses. The dominant discourses explored are the cultural expectations for children in care, how to undertake a restructure and traditional forms of research.

Author Biography

Sonia Hutchison, University of Cumbria

Ph.D. student researching charity leadership affiliated with Initiative for Leadership and Sustainability (IFLAS).

Published

2020-09-29

How to Cite

Hutchison, S. (2020). New ways of representation – How can I represent Living Theory research in a way that creates new knowledge and resists hegemony?. Action Learning and Action Research Journal, 26(1), 76–108. Retrieved from https://alarj.alarassociation.org/index.php/alarj/article/view/277