”What happens if a whale devours you?”. Pupils’ knowledge-making in the Whaling Museum

Authors

  • Lise Camilla Ruud University of South-Eastern Norway

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5617/nm.9609

Abstract

Each fall, seventh-graders and teachers from the Norwegian region Vestfold in south-eastern Norway are invited to the Whaling Museum for a guided tour with museum educators. In the article, approaches from actor-network theory are used to analyze learning strategies among students and how knowledge emerges in the cooperation between students, museum educators, objects and museum surroundings. Knowledge is seen as a relational and ongoing process where human and non-human actors participate and affect one another. The point of departure for the analysis is taken from the students’ explorative behaviour during the visit to the museum.

Author Biography

Lise Camilla Ruud, University of South-Eastern Norway

Department of Sports, Physical Education and Outdoor Studies

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Published

2022-03-23

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