ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the possibilities of multimodality as inquiry, specifically in relation to post-philosophies and their attention to the lively world we live in with humans, nonhumans, and more-than-humans. The chapter begins with discussions on what multimodal is and its relation to inquiry; some assumptions of post-philosophies and how they interact with our thinking on multimodality; and how and why multimodal inquiry work is critical. The rest of the chapter embodies these ideas through examples of scholars doing multimodal inquiry. Our aim is to show the varied ways multimodal inquiry, inspired by post-philosophies, is embodied and enacted rather than articulate a single, prescribed approach to (critical multimodal) inquiry. Through one example, each author(s) focuses on how they engage with multimodal inquiry, how and why they see it fitting with “critical” inquiry, and explains what multimodality make possible for them as researchers.
