Chapter 9: Curiosity in contrast to wonder
Michael White orientated to the achievements in people’s lives in particular ways. He chose curiosity over than wonder. In this video clip, he discusses this and broader cultural factors in play.
Considerations about curiosity are fascinating. Recently, Zan Maeder interviewed philosopher Perry Zurn for the International Journal of Narrative Therapy and Community Work about these realms. If you are interested in this, please read this interview ‘Curiosity, power and narrative practice’
Taking a curious approach to Michael White’s archive.
To close this course, we have included here some reflections from Kelsi Semeschuk about different ways of engaging with the Michael White archive and the orientation that shaped her research and also this online course!
Certification module
A Certification Module is available for this course. The module costs $120 AUD.
To complete the module you’ll need to:
- Write and submit reflections on at least 5 chapters of this course
- Write a short essay about 3 key learnings for you from this course and what differences these will make to your practice. This essay will be responded to by Will Sherwin.
- Provide feedback on this course: 3 things that you appreciated; 2 things that could have been improved; 1 practical suggestion.