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A symbolic interaction (Blumer, 1969; Mead, 1934; Prus, 1996; Prus & Grills, 2003) approach was taken to study the collective event (Prus, 1997) of creating a research-based dance on pathways to care in first episode psychosis. Viewing the co-creation of a research-based dance as collective activity attends to the processual aspects of an individual's experiences. It allowed the authors to study the process of the creation of the dance and its capacity to convert abstract research into concrete form and to produce generalizable abstract knowledge from the empirical research findings. Thus, through the techniques of movement, metaphor, voice-over, and music, the characterization of experience through dance was personal and generic, individual and collective, particular and trans-situational. The dance performance allowed them to address the visceral, emotional, and visual aspects of their research which are frequently invisible in traditional academia.

"This article is deliberately unconventional in style and reflects a conversation between the authors as they embark on an arts-based health research study to explore the theoretical, methodological and ethical challenges faced by scientists, artists and trainees who are 'doing' arts-based health research (ABHR). Their narrative is based on reflexive and observational field notes that we kept during the research process. They draw on Ellis and Bochner's (2000) autoethnographic practices of writing reflexively about the ways in which the self informs one's work as a researcher. As a beginning, they each reflect upon their own perspectives on the importance of the arts in their lives. The authors then move to a conversation between them regarding using the arts in the process of both doing research and disseminating research that illustrates some of the key issues in the field." (author's abstract)

Women with disability face participation barriers based on long-held misconceptions around their identity that adversely affect their health, income levels, and access to education and employment. It has been noted that photographs produced through photovoice methodology can help dismantle attitudinal and environmental barriers that people with disability continue to confront, but this method is rarely assessed for impact. In this protocol paper, we merge principles of feminist theory, photovoice methodology and integrated knowledge translation to generate 1. exhibition-quality participant-created photography on identity, 2. discussion around and insight into inclusion for women with disability and 3. a public exhibition to understand any impact these photographs may have on audiences and discriminatory barriers. Photographs, text, discussions and audience feedback are to be interrogated through thematic and narrative analysis. By aiming our arts-based research findings for a public audience, we hope to advance understanding of female identity and inclusion.

The first recorded instance of whole-body-mapping for research purposes is a comparison of women's identity and the concept of the reproductive system in rural Jamaica and the UK. It was later developed in a structured workshop process in South Africa to give voice to the experiences of HIV positive individuals, decrease stigma, and advocate for provision of anti-retroviral medication. Whole-body mapping involves tracing around a person's body to create a life-sized outline, which is filled in during a creative and reflective process, producing an image representing multiple aspects of their embodied experience. Body-mapping holds promise as a qualitative, participatory research method to produce and disseminate knowledge. However, it is unclear how it is being used, by whom, and in what context. This article presents the findings of a systematic review of body-mapping in the published literature. The review identifies various implementations of body-mapping in research, therapeutic, and educational contexts. The degree of emphasis on social justice, knowledge translation, research, and therapeutic benefit varies a great deal, as does the intent and use of body-mapping. While body-mapping holds promise, more empirical investigation would be valuable in determining its characteristics in research, clinical, educative and political spheres. (author's abstract)

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Die Verwendung kunstbasierter Forschung hat unser Verständnis dessen, was evident ist, verändert, und die Komplexität und Multidimensionalität deutlicher werden lassen, die mit der Produktion neuen Wissens verbunden sind. In diesem Scoping-Review kunstbasierter Gesundheitsforschung inspizieren wir die Breite und Vielfalt begutachteter Veröffentlichungen in diesem Feld, skizzieren wichtige Ergebnisse und benennen künftige Forschungsrichtungen. Ausgehend von einer Literaturrecherche haben wir 71 Studien identifiziert, die unseren Kriterien entsprachen. Sie variieren mit Blick auf Genres, Forschungsdesigns und behandelte Thematiken. Insgesamt folgen aus der Nutzung von künstlerischen Verfahren die Möglichkeit eines größeren Engagements sowohl der Forschungsteilnehmer/innen als auch des Publikums, die Chance, Kommunikation anzureichern und Forschung auch jenseits der Universitäten zugänglich zu machen und ein Zugang jenseits der zumeist üblichen Interviewverfahren.Drei zentrale Forschungslücken wurden identifiziert: die Notwendigkeit eines kritischen Dialogs zur Frage des Impacts von kunstbasierter Forschung, zu deren angemessener Evaluation und zu ethischen Herausforderungen, die mit diesem Ansatz verbunden sind. Wir gehen davon aus, dass die Öffnung qualitativer Methodologien für kunstbasierte Studien nicht einfach eine zusätzliche Möglichkeit der Datenerhebung und der Dissemination der Ergebnisse bedeutet, sondern neue Wege des Wissens bzw. des Umgangs mit Wissen beinhaltet. Dies bedeutet möglicherweise eine grundsätzlichere Neuorientierung im Sinne eines paradigmatischen Wandels in der Art und Weise, wie wir uns als Forschende der sozialen Welt nähern mit einem innovativen Set an Techniken, die wir nutzen können, um traditionelle qualitative Forschungsmethoden anzureichern.

Using the Canadian context as a case study, the research reported here focuses on in-depth qualitative interviews with 36 researchers, artists and trainees engaged in 'doing' arts-based health research (ABHR). We begin to address the gap in ABHR knowledge by engaging in a critical inquiry regarding the issues, challenges and benefits of ABHR methodologies. Specifically, this paper focuses on the tensions experienced regarding academic legitimacy and the use of the arts in producing and disseminating research. Four central areas of tension associated with academic legitimacy are described: balancing structure versus openness and flexibility; academic obligations of truth and accuracy; resisting typical notions of what counts in academia; and expectations vis-à-vis measuring the impact of ABHR. We argue for the need to reconsider what counts as knowledge and to reconceptualize notions of evaluation and rigor in order to effectively support the effective production and dissemination of ABHR.