Between time and power. Interview with Michel Alhadeff-Jones
In this interview, Prof. Sabine Schmidt-Lauff sits down with Dr. Michel Alhadeff-Jones to explore the relationship between time and power in adult education, through the lens of rhythm theory.
The conversation explores the role of rhythms in the ways adults experience time, power and learning throughout their lives. Revisiting experiences such as burnout and dropouts, Michel introduces concepts he has been working on, such as temporal alienation, arrhythmia and rhythmic intelligence. He also explains why temporal literacy and temporal imagination are important to help adults name, interpret and renegotiate the temporal tensions that shape their lives. He also suggests that adult educators may act as “temporal mediators” to support learners' efforts to synchronize the heterogeneous rhythms that compose their life, nurture the rhythms of transformation, and learn from diverse cultures of time in order to foster more balanced and emancipatory rhythms of living and learning.
The transcript of this interview is available on the EPALE (the European Commission Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe) website: https://epale.ec.europa.eu/en/blog/between-time-and-power-interview-michel-alhadeff-jones
This interview (originally in English) is available in different languages thanks to the EPALE translation service provided on their website.
