The Posthuman Child

"The Posthuman Child makes an important and timely contribution to the ongoing discussion of an educational vision rooted in life-centred values. In addition, the detailed illustrations and excerpts from students conversations make Murriss scholarly book valuable. Her message is hopeful and inspirational in providing new directions for teaching and learning that affirm the lived experiences of children. This is a valuable text for educators, counsellors, education program planners, and researchers interested in working with early years and elementary school children." Karen Magro, Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures

Karin Murris is Professor of Pedagogy and Philosophy at the School of Education, University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Introduction 1. Laika PART I A posthumanist philosophical orientation 2. The Labyrinth: enacting three aims of education Diffractive pause: Diffractive Journal 3. This is not a child Diffractive pause: Statue-breast-infant-woman 4. Diffractive pause: An idea that needs legs and mouths and ears to spread Posthuman Child Diffractive pause: Liams photos at/of his sisters wedding 5. Figurations of Child and Childhood Diffractive pause: Child-in-the-Making: Creating Bodymind Maps 6. Ontoepistemic Injustice and Listening without Organs Diffractive pause: How to read Granny and the Goldfish PART II Posthumanist intra-active pedagogies 7. Reading Reggio Emilia and Philosophy with Children diffractively through one another 8. Educator as Pregnant Stingray Diffractive pause: A pregnant stingray in South Africa 9. Destabilising Binaries through Picturebooks Diffractive pause: The Anthony-Browne-Destabilising-Binary-project 10. Decolonising Education: black and white elephants with guns Diffractive pause: (A)mazement