Method Meets Art: Arts-Based Research Practice » (1st Edition)

Patricia Leavy, PhD, is Associate Professor of Sociology, Chairperson of the Sociology and Criminology Department, and the Founding Director of the Gender Studies Program at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts. She has published widely in the area of qualitative research methods, is regularly quoted in newspapers for her expertise in popular culture and gender, and has appeared on CNN’s Glenn Beck Show as well as Lou Dobbs Tonight.

This book presents the first comprehensive introduction to arts-based research (ABR) practices, which scholars in multiple disciplines are fruitfully using to reveal information and represent experiences that traditional methods cannot capture. Each of the six major ABR genres--narrative inquiry, poetry, music, performance, dance, and visual art--is covered in chapters that introduce key concepts and tools and present an exemplary research article by a leading ABR practitioner. Patricia Leavy discusses the kinds of research questions these innovative approaches can address and offers practical guidance for applying them in all phases of a research project, from design and data collection to analysis, interpretation, representation, and evaluation. Chapters include checklists to guide methodological decision making, discussion questions, and recommended print and online resources.

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

"I found the book interesting and one I believe will be useful for those wanting to embark on using a different approach to research....The ''discussion questions and activities'' included in each of the chapters will promote thought and help students clarify their hopes and expectations of their chosen research method. Likewise the ''suggested annotated reading'' and ''web sites and journals'' at the end of each chapter signpost the student to where they might further explore their research options....For those practising counselling and psychotherapy, whether engaged in therapy and/or research and not familiar with using alternative methods of enabling people to capture experience I believe this book could offer fresh insights to support and further their endeavours."--Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

Ch. 1 Social Research and the Creative Arts: An Introduction 1

Ch. 2 Narrative Inquiry 25

What Kind of Mother ... ?: An Ethnographic Short Story Karen Scott-Hoy Scott-Hoy, Karen 56

Ch. 3 Poetry and Qualitative Research 63

Research as Poetry: A Couple Experiences HIV Cynthia Cannon Poindexter Poindexter, Cynthia Cannon 92

Ch. 4 Music and Qualitative Research 101

The Role of Music in an Arts-Based Qualitative Inquiry Norma Daykin Daykin, Norma 123

Ch. 5 Performance Studies 135

Exploring Risky Youth Experiences: Popular Theatre as a Participatory, Performative Research Method Diane Conrad Conrad, Diane 162

Ch. 6 Dance and Movement 179

Writing Rhythm: Movement as Method Mary Beth Cancienne Cancienne, Mary Beth Celeste N. Snowber Snowber, Celeste N. 198

Ch. 7 The Visual Arts 215

Visual Portraits: Integrating Artistic Process into Qualitative Research Carolyn Jongeward Jongeward, Carolyn 239

Ch. 8 Bridging the Art-Science Divide 253

Author Index 267

Subject Index 273