Aesthetic Positive Pedagogy in Higher Education

This chapter will explore the implementation of Aesthetic Positive Pedagogy (APP) in higher education contexts, based on findings from reflective studies of our own experiences as higher educators. It begins with some of the challenges higher educators might face when teaching in university within an era of neoliberal rationalisation. We explore how implementation of APP assisted us to counter some of these challenges, and the ways that creativity, relational pedagogy and aesthetic engagement became not only central to our pedagogy but also a vital dimension of maintaining joy in our work and relationality with our students.