A performance of becoming: Embroidering self into otherness

In this paper I write about my embodied experiences of existence inside, outside and between two very different cultures, Australia and China. My intention in this paper is to unravel some of the many layers of lived experience of a western teacher creating meaning in the face of constant cultural m...

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Published in:Journal of poetry therapy 2011-09, Vol.24 (3), p.157-166
Main Author: Scott, Joy Denise
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Australian
auto-ethnography
Chinese
cross-cultural
education
embodied experience
life writing
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Summary:In this paper I write about my embodied experiences of existence inside, outside and between two very different cultures, Australia and China. My intention in this paper is to unravel some of the many layers of lived experience of a western teacher creating meaning in the face of constant cultural misunderstandings. In revisiting the memories and experiences of my life in Shanghai I negotiate and interrogate my internal border-crossings and in-betweener states in order to translate previous impressions and sensory experiences into new embodied awareness. I value the border-crossings and in-between states and the deeper reflexive thinking they generate, because they allow me to see behind the heavily embroidered veil of ideological delusion.
ISSN:0889-3675
1567-2344
DOI:10.1080/08893675.2011.593394