The Birth of a New Paradigm: Rethinking Education and School Leadership with a Metamodern ‘Lens’

Musical identities in action: Embodied, situated, and dynamic

“…In terms of theoretical positioning, this article can be considered as metamodern, insofar as it moves beyond a postmodern position of extreme cultural relativism to propose that multiple truths may be evident at different times and that oscillations between these different positions are possible, helpful, and desirable (Thorpe et al, 2020). Metamodern theory has developed over the past 20 years as a way of moving past cultural relativism to engender the possibility of multiple truths and realities being available at different times (Kilicoglu & Kilicoglu, 2020). The study of identity may be an excellent way to develop metamodern theory as a way to embrace the mess and complexity of musical engagement so that singing in the bath becomes as equally valid a way of performing musical identities as playing a violin in the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.…”

“…Essentially, as a philosophical movement dealing with cultural theory and aesthetics, metamodernism foregrounds the idea of oscillation as a contrast to both positivist research aims of obtaining a single objective reality and the postmodern perspective of accepting static subjective relativism. Narratives and the aim of science to integrate artistic features and align with artists contributing to scientific knowledge are also central to metamodern thinking (Kilicoglu & Kilicoglu, 2020). These philosophical features can be utilized to help integrate different types of identity research and theories.…”

Metamodern sensibilities: toward a pedagogical framework for a wicked world

“…To a postmodernist, everything is a zero-sum game with distance between a clearly defined winner and loser. As Abramson (2014) eloquently suggests: Metamodernism seeks to collapse distances, especially the distance between things that seem to be opposites, to recreate a sense of wholeness that allows us toin the lay sensetranscend our environment and move forward with the aim of creating positive change in our communities and the world (Abramson, 2014) ACCEPTED TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATION -16 TH NOVEMBER 2022 Metamodernism is not in a fight with modernism and postmodernism but is, with, and beyond both movements (Kilicoglu and Kilicoglu 2020). Metamodernism (Vermeulen and van den Akker 2010) seeks to bring together rationalist approaches of modernism (underpinned by scientific thinking, functional approaches, and enthusiasm that leans towards stability that we argue gravitates towards banking approaches), with the multi-faceted styles of postmodernism (underpinned by critical thinking, challenge, and irony that leans towards instability reflecting ecological and courageous forms of pedagogy).…”

Reflections and intersections: disability, ‘ableism’ and metamodern leadership

“…What I have taken from this experience is that I would like to lead in a more authentic way, a metamodern way that incorporates role-modelling into my leadership style. 12 As President of the Women's Federation, this activism seems prosaic in comparison with the activism of the early medical women who were suffragettes fighting for equality as voters, for the right to drive a car, to own a property and to be on the medical register. 13 Nonetheless, making the choice not to disown this unwanted aspect of my identity is not easy.…”