Collaborative Arts-Based Research for Social Justice

ISBN-13: 9780415656924 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 170 str.

Victoria Foster

Opis

This book provides a thought-provoking guide to conducting collaborative arts-based research. Focusing on ways that social inquiry might be conducted with marginalised groups to promote social justice, the text offers chapters on:

• Telling 'alternative' stories through a variety of methods from crafts to digital film
• Visual and metaphorical approaches to social research including photography, art and poetry
• Performative methods that include drama, dance, music and performance art

Foster introduces relevant methodological debates, giving a context for understanding when arts-based research can be a fruitful approach to take and outlining a convincing rationale for using the arts as a way of understanding and representing the social world. The book also suggests a range of alternative criteria for evaluating the quality of arts-based research. Illustrative examples from around the world are used throughout the book and an extended case study is included that focuses on Foster's own collaborative arts-based research. With their emphasis on the value of participative research and social justice, arts-based methodologies are becoming increasingly popular in health and social research. This is the ideal text for anyone looking to introduce arts-based methods into their research practice.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Peeling Wallpaper  2. Intellectual Acrobatics  3. Storytelling  4. Image and Metaphor  5. Performance  6. Case Study: 'They're Not Like Us Real Mums- Are They?'  7. Evaluating Arts-based Research  8. The Last Laugh

O autorze

Victoria Foster is Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences at Edge Hill University, UK.