Conjectures
This situated agency emphasizes authorship without control, autonomy without individualism, constraint illumination not conquering. Is the notion of “unique perspective” sufficient? Could it minimize important identity factors and lead to tokenization if not careful? Does “navigating possibilities and constraints” go far enough in accounting for power structures and oppression? How might focusing on “intentional participation” overlook issues of implicit bias, microaggressions and unintended harms? Does “autonomy attuned to others” capture the full complexity of interdependent social being? Is “expanding understanding” too cognitive a framing? What about emotional resonance and embodied experience? Why have I regressed to my twelve-year-old self where I filled my first journal exclusively with stings if text that end in questions? Tbf, I was going through a lot and the journal was a birthday present my mother got me as she leaves work.