Feminist Speculations and the Practice of Research-Creation: Writing Pedagogies and Intertextual Affects

Feminist Speculations and the Practice of Research-Creation offers a comprehensive introduction to research-creation as a methodology, showcasing projects with diverse participants and emphasizing queer-feminist anti-racist politics. It provides a methodological overview of how the author approaches research-creation projects at the intersection of literary arts, textuality, artistic practice, and pedagogies of writing, drawing on feminist materialisms and process philosophy. The exemplification chapters engage with text-based artistic projects, making research-creation an integral part of the research process. The book is aimed at graduate students and early career researchers who mobilize the literary arts, theory, and research in transdisciplinary settings.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 164 pages
Publication date: 06 September 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Feminist Speculations and the Practice of Research-Creation offers a distinctive exploration of research-creation as a methodology, presenting a collection of real-world examples of research-creation projects involving a diverse range of participants, including secondary school students, artists, and academics. In engaging discussions with esteemed scholars in the field, the book delineates research-creation as a transdisciplinary praxis rooted in queer-feminist anti-racist politics. It provides a comprehensive methodological framework for the author's approach to research-creation projects, drawing upon concepts from feminist materialisms, such as speculative thought, affect theories, queer theory, and process philosophy. Furthermore, the book challenges the dominance of representationalism in qualitative research within the arts. Through the creation or curation of art or cultural productions, the book showcases how research-creation unfolds as an integral part of the research process. The exemplification chapters delve into the author's research-creation events, engaging with a wide array of participants who are focused on text-based artistic projects, including narratives, inter-textual marginalia art, postcards, songs, and computer-generated scripts.

This book is specifically designed for graduate students and early career researchers who actively engage with the literary arts, theory, and research in interdisciplinary contexts. It serves as a valuable resource for those seeking to push the boundaries of knowledge production and explore innovative approaches to research and artistic practice. By blending feminist theorizing with artistic practices, Feminist Speculations and the Practice of Research-Creation offers a rich and multifaceted perspective on the possibilities of research-creation as a methodology.

Weight: 304g
Dimension: 155 x 234 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367612627