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Tran Anh Thu Ho: The inquiry process into young children’s urban experiences of pollution in Hanoi from a New Materialist perspective, represented through Vietnamese lacquer artmaking Tran Anh Thu Ho (18814453) Sociological methodology and research methods new materialism young children urban experience pollution Vietnamese lacquered artmaking <p dir="ltr">The Vietnamese lacquer-making process serves as a visual metaphor for inquiry into young children’s experiences of urban pollution through a new materialist lens. From this theoretical perspective, children are not the only agentic beings shaping their experiences; pollution, materials, urban spaces, weather, light, research tools, and the researcher all have agency and participate in constituting the phenomenon. The phenomenon does not pre-exist as a complete entity waiting to be discovered but temporarily emerges through specific intra-actions. Similarly, the blurred layers of lacquer represent boundaries that are not yet determined; light represents weather, the hands represent the researcher, and the polishing tool represents research tools. The polishing process depicts intra-actions among materials, the researcher, tools, and the environment, through which a temporary image emerges. As polishing continues, these relations are reconfigured, allowing new and unexpected possibilities to emerge.</p> 2026-09-30T20:23:42Z Image Figure 10.17608/k6.auckland.34012788.v2 https://figshare.com/articles/figure/The_inquiry_process_into_young_children_s_urban_experiences_of_pollution_in_Hanoi_from_a_New_Materialist_perspective_represented_through_Vietnamese_lacquer_artmaking/34012788 CC BY 4.0