Resumen de Beyond Participation: A Reflexive Narrative of the Inclusive Potentials of Activist Scholarship in Music Education
In this self-reflexive study, I examine the possibilities and limitations of inclusive methodologies within activist scholarship in music education. Stemming from my own experiences and struggles as an activist researcher, I reconsider the potentials of inclusivity within participatory research approaches, especially concerning, or done together with, persons labeled as having learning disabilities. Acknowledging that the vocabulary and ethical guidelines for inclusive knowledge production in (music) educational research methodologies is in its infancy, this study addresses the demand for new spaces of academic activism through negotiations with the research community, including research participants and funders, and reconsiderations of the research roles and pro- cesses as contingent and relational.
"I always have to clean up I always have to do the dishes I always have to go to work I always have to see the doctor I can’t use the computer I can’t watch TV I can’t even see my friends I always have to be at home I always have to take care of stuff I always have to eat properly I always have to drink properly I can’t eat sweets or drink soda I can’t even drink alcohol I always have to rest I always have to sleep I always have to get up I always have to take a shower" —Kari Aalto, “ Aina mun pitää ” [“I Always Have To”]
