Art-Based Research in the Context of a Global Pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we experience our lives, relate to one another, and engage with the world. Art-based research offers a unique way to explore, document, and reflect on the emerging and often ineffable qualities of transformed lives, allowing for meaning-making that is reflexive, interpersonal, and dialogical. The contributions aim to capture and explore lived experiences of the pandemic and discuss how meaning-making is changing through and beyond it.

Format: Hardback
Length: 242 pages
Publication date: 30 September 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The Covid-19 global pandemic has profoundly impacted our lives, relationships, and interactions with the world. In the context of the initial lockdowns in 2020, this book argues that art-based research plays a crucial role in understanding unfolding crises. Traditional academic research may struggle to capture the full extent of the changes experienced during this time. Art-based research, on the other hand, offers a unique avenue to explore, document, and reflect on the emerging and often ineffable qualities of transformed lives. By incorporating emotional, bodily, and interactive aspects of experience, it enables meaning-making that fosters reflexive, interpersonal, and dialogical engagement.

The contributions in this book aim to capture and explore the lived experiences of the pandemic, while also initiating a discussion about how meaning-making is evolving through and beyond this period. Furthermore, the book delves into the challenges and transformations faced by art-based research itself.

This book will appeal to scholars working in various fields, including art education, art psychotherapy, consumer research, visual studies, cultural studies, and sociology. Its insights will contribute to a deeper understanding of the complex dynamics of the pandemic and its aftermath, and will have implications for practices and policies related to art, health, and well-being.

Weight: 630g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367772628