Encounters With Theory as Conceptual Medium and Creative Practice

Encounters with Theory as Conceptual Medium and Creative Practice explores the relationships and intersections between verbal and visual ways of researching, challenging the privilege of the written word in academe. The book highlights the transformative power of visual thinking and visual literacy as a research data, analysis, and artifact. It offers vignettes from emerging scholars from various backgrounds and disciplines, engaging tension as a catalyst for disruption. The image-rich pages invite readers to engage in a conversation of literacies, with the visual and verbal elements on equal terms.

Format: Hardback
Length: 140 pages
Publication date: 24 October 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Encounters with Theory as Conceptual Medium and Creative Practice delves into the intricate relationships and intersections between verbal and visual modes of research, challenging the dominance of the written word in academia. This project, funded by a grant, offers a rich tapestry of data and experiences that shed light on the transformative potential of visual thinking and visual literacy as research data, analysis, and artifacts.

The author, drawing from their background as an artist, researcher, and teacher, establishes a solid foundation for the perspectives and arguments presented throughout the book. The subsequent chapters, presented as vignettes, showcase the explorations and discoveries made by emerging scholars from diverse backgrounds and disciplines. A/R/Tography takes center stage, serving as a dynamic and fluid framework for integrating theory into practice. By embracing tension as a catalyst for disruption, the book explores how staying present, engaging with ideas, concepts, and theory through the exploration of visual material, expands attention and reveals data in unexpected and illuminating ways. Moreover, the image-rich pages invite readers to engage in a conversation between the visual and verbal, treating them on equal terms. This is not a hierarchical relationship, but rather a harmonious dialogue of literacies.

With its focus on the visual and materiality as modes of thinking, this book appeals to a wide range of individuals interested in or practicing artistic research. It does not require a prior background in the arts to participate in the visual dialogue. By exploring the intersections between language and image, Encounters with Theory as Conceptual Medium and Creative Practice offers a fresh perspective on the research process, challenging traditional hierarchies and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration.

Dimension: 216 x 138 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367423407