Open AccessSustainability Science with Ozzy Osbourne, Julia Roberts and Ai Weiwei: The Potential of Arts-Based Research for Sustainable Development
Author(s) -
Harald Heinrichs
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
gaia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.563
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2625-5413
pISSN - 0940-5550
DOI - 10.14512/gaia.27.1.8
Subject(s) - argumentation theory , the arts , transdisciplinarity , sustainability , reductionism , sociology , diversity (politics) , sustainability science , sustainable development , epistemology , science communication , knowledge production , sociology of scientific knowledge , engineering ethics , social science , knowledge management , management science , computer science , social sustainability , ecology , science education , engineering , philosophy , visual arts , art , pedagogy , anthropology , biology
Transdisciplinary sustainability science is focussing on the integration of different forms of knowledge. Despite significant methodological diversity, the dominant mode of knowledge production, representation and communication in transdisciplinary research is, however, quite traditional: it is based on gathering data followed by a text-based scientific argumentation. In recent times, arts-based and sensory approaches in social and cultural sciences have been employed to avoid scientific reductionism and gain more holistic insights into human experiences. The potential of arts-based research for opening up new ways of knowledge production and communication in sustainability science should be seized.