Pondering the standpoint of a third culture kid (TCK) exploring plural knowledge systems
“[We] reflected on what it meant to be Brown academics (Curtis-Boles et al., 2012; Muhs et al. 2012) while personally navigating multiple cultural and work boundaries as transnational women (Joseph 2014).” (Lahiri-Roy, Belford, & Sum, 2021) Looking for a standpoint from which to respectfully approach different knowledge systems, particularly local, traditional, and Indigenous ones, led […]
Limnos, and reflections on a life lived “dancing in between”
From the Greek limnos, meaning “threshold,” liminality describes an in-between time when what was, is no longer, and what will be, is not yet. It is a time rich with ambiguity, uncertainty, and the possibility of creative fomentation. And what particular advantages does living in liminality offer? ~ quoted in Perspective, May 2005 Ever since […]
