Non-representational geography

At university, I came across non representational geography by Nigel Thrift, it combined post-structuralism and actor network theory. I've been trying to think how non-representational theory could be used in the classroom, it looks at the act of performance rather than representation and the world in a creative way as the world is complex and difficult to understand.  I think this could embrace the idea of the creative curriculum, in which several knowledges can be combined rather than one set of theories about the world such as Marxism. 


The above pictures show various representation of the world we live in, particularly the idea of splintering urbanism by Stephen Graham and Simon Marvin. Rather than just examining what each picture shows, several lessons could be based on examining one picture and look into various questions from social, economic and political angles but also looking at everyday lives of these people. Using various concepts such as scale, place, uneven development, cultural understanding and lived experience, we are able to make sense of the complex world we live in. I realise that we are to discuss these concepts in future meetings but for me non-representational theory is useful as it examines the complexities of the world we live in but it might difficult to teach this way, but it's worth a try. I'm now going to try and approach the subjects on my blog in a non-representational way, if possible.