Using Arts-based Research Methods: Creative Approaches For Researching Business, Organisation And Humanities

Foreword......Page 6
Acknowledgements......Page 11
Contents......Page 13
Notes on Contributors......Page 15
List of Figures......Page 20
List of Tables......Page 23
Using Arts-Based Methods of Research: A Critical Introduction to the Development of Arts-Based Research Methods......Page 25
Inclusivity and Exclusivity......Page 31
Technology vs. Handmade/Handcrafted......Page 32
A Hierarchy of Methods......Page 33
Activism and the Power of Creativity......Page 34
References......Page 35
Introduction......Page 38
Participant-Produced Drawing as a Research Method......Page 40
Why Should We Use Participant-Produced Drawings as a Research Method?......Page 41
How to Use Participant-Produced Drawing as a Method of Research......Page 47
To Consider......Page 48
To Consider......Page 49
Process: What Should I Do?......Page 52
To Consider......Page 53
To Consider......Page 54
Presentation: What Should I Keep in Mind When Writing Up My Work?......Page 55
To Consider......Page 56
References......Page 61
History of Dance as Research Method......Page 64
The Use of Dance in Research Design......Page 65
Philosophical Stance......Page 66
Research Questions......Page 67
Surfacing Unconscious “Stuff”......Page 68
Expressing Ephemeral Aspects of Experience......Page 71
Develop New Theoretical Models......Page 73
Understand Bodily Practices......Page 74
Surface Unconscious Practices and Meaning-Making Processes......Page 75
Data Collection......Page 76
Creating a Safe Space for the Participants......Page 77
Designing and Framing the Dance Session......Page 78
Capturing Movement Data......Page 79
Using Traditional Methods to Analyse Dance Data......Page 83
Using Methods from Dance to Analyse Movement Data......Page 84
Using Dance and Choreography as a Metaphorical Lens to Analyse Non-dance Phenomena......Page 85
Validation......Page 88
Dance as an Expressive Medium......Page 90
Creating Awareness of and Transparency About the Embodied Ground of Their Thinking......Page 91
References......Page 93
Introduction......Page 98
Romance for Ideas......Page 101
What Is a Pocket Film and Why Make Them?......Page 102
Smartphones and Pocket Films......Page 104
Romance, Rhythms and Pocket Films......Page 106
9-Step Process for Researching & Learning Through Pocket Film......Page 108
Step 1—Challenge......Page 109
Step 2—Relate......Page 111
Step 3—Excite......Page 113
Step 5—Scaffold......Page 116
Step 7—Liberate......Page 121
Step 8—Share......Page 122
Step 9—Reflect......Page 124
Conclusions......Page 126
References......Page 127
Introduction......Page 132
Food as a Context for Organizational Research......Page 134
Interpretive Methods......Page 137
Ethnographic Methods......Page 139
Process Methods......Page 141
Food as an Arts-Based Research Method in Organizations......Page 142
Food as a Method for Community Building......Page 143
Food as a Method for Knowledge Dissemination......Page 145
Our Food Practice: Using Food as an Arts-Based Method......Page 148
Food as an Intervention and Research Method for Career Development......Page 149
Food as a Method for Knowledge Dissemination......Page 155
Conclusions......Page 158
References......Page 160
Introduction......Page 166
Materiality......Page 168
Process of Making......Page 170
Space......Page 171
Creative Tensions......Page 173
Case Examples of Knitting and Handicraft Methods......Page 174
Research Methods Involving Knitting and Handicraft: A How-to Guide......Page 186
An Intervention in Action Research......Page 187
A Way to Create Space for Reflection......Page 189
A Way to Create Material for Aesthetic Analysis......Page 192
Conclusions......Page 194
References......Page 196
Letter Writing as Research Practice......Page 200
How to Use the Correspondence Method in Your Research......Page 206
Disclosure and Desistance: Criminal Record Holders’ Experiences of Gaining and Maintaining Employment......Page 207
Step 1—Sampling......Page 209
Step 2—Recruitment......Page 211
Step 3—Selection......Page 216
Step 4—Correspondence......Page 220
Step 5—Storage......Page 224
Transcript of Figure 5......Page 226
Transcript of Figure 6......Page 227
Conclusion......Page 228
References......Page 229
Introduction......Page 232
The Poetic Voice of the Organisation......Page 233
Poetry and Business......Page 235
Poem Houses as a Method of Enquiry......Page 237
Poem Houses: A How-to Guide......Page 238
Process......Page 239
Ethics......Page 240
Analysis and Findings......Page 241
Presentation of Findings......Page 243
Challenges and Limitations to Be Aware of......Page 252
Reflections......Page 255
References......Page 256
Introduction—Advances in Visual Methods......Page 260
Why Use Social Media/Instagram in Organisational Field Studies?......Page 263
The Business School: A Visual Approach to Post-occupancy Evaluation......Page 266
Research Design......Page 267
Encouraging Participation: The Social Character of Instagram......Page 272
Managing Data During the Project......Page 273
Analysis and Making Sense of Instagram Posts......Page 276
Stage 1: Dialogic Analysis......Page 277
Stage 2: Visual Pattern Analysis......Page 280
Stage 3: Theorising......Page 283
Conclusions......Page 288
References......Page 289
 Index......Page 294