
Making Odd Kin
Making Odd Kin is a research and development pilot project that takes a novel approach to re-thinking relationships to the environment by investigating how important multispecies flourishing is to all of us. Underpinned by philosophically-informed childhood research, the project involves working in close partnership with teachers by tapping into work already underway in Reception classes.
The arts-based processes involved in the project recognise the capacities that children have to tell fresh and insightful stories. The project will culminate in the production of a children’s picturebook, created with local children
Podcasting since 2024 • 6 episodes
Making Odd Kin
Latest Episodes
Cicada: unfounded fears for the innocence of childhood
Cicada (Tan, 2018) tells the story of a hardworking cicada trapped in a human world. Teachers at one of the participating schools were uncomfortable with some of the implicit themes. In this conversation, we discuss why that should be, an...
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24:08

Don't Lick This Book: Small Things make a Big Difference
Professor Jayne, Doctor Quack, and Muttley discuss microbes in general, and Corona virus in particular, have impacted the minds and educational conditions of 4-year-olds.
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25:52

Superworm: from disinterest and distrust to adulation and respect.
Reconsidering tiny critters away from anthropomorphic frameworks, and taking seriously their vital contributions to world-making. We discuss the importance of making visible the imperative for adults to unlearn and relearn, taking their lead fr...
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25:52
