Visual Arts as a Tool for Phenomenology

Visual Arts as a Tool for Phenomenology

In this article I explain the process and benefits of using visual arts as a tool within a transcendental phenomenological study. I present and discuss drawings created and described by four participants over the course of twelve interviews. Findings suggest the utility of visual arts methods within...

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Main Author: Anna S. CohenMiller
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: FQS 2017-12-01
Series:Forum: Qualitative Social Research
Subjects:
arts-based research
arts-informed research
participant voice
visual arts
drawing
art elicitation techniques
transcendental phenomenology
graduate student mother
DocMama
mothers and art
gender
Online Access:http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/2912
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Summary:In this article I explain the process and benefits of using visual arts as a tool within a transcendental phenomenological study. I present and discuss drawings created and described by four participants over the course of twelve interviews. Findings suggest the utility of visual arts methods within the phenomenological toolset to encourage participant voice through easing communication and facilitating understanding.
ISSN:1438-5627

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