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Spaces Between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Knowledge Systems

Deep Listening to Research in a Creative Form

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There are multiple ways of experiencing, knowing and communicating. In our shared doctoral experience as an Indigenous candidate and a non-Indigenous supervisor, Treahna and I developed a relationship which was underpinned by the Indigenous concept of Deep Listening. Deep Listening is a concept which appears in many Aboriginal languages in Australia.

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Brearley, L., Hamm, T. (2013). Spaces Between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Knowledge Systems. In: Engels-Schwarzpaul, A.C., Peters, M.A. (eds) Of Other Thoughts: Non-Traditional Ways to the Doctorate. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-317-1_22

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