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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 antiretroviral medication. Whole-body mapping involves tracing around a person's body to create a lifesized 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.

Ganzkörper-Kartografien wurden für Forschungszwecke erstmals in einem Projekt genutzt, in dem es um einen Vergleich von weiblicher Identität und Reproduktion zwischen ländlichen Regionen in Jamaika und in Großbritannien ging. Danach wurde dieser Ansatz im Rahmen eines in Südafrika durchgeführten Workshops weiterentwickelt mit dem Ziel, den Erfahrungen HIV-positiver Menschen zum Ausdruck zu verhelfen, der Stigmatisierung entgegenzuwirken und die Forderung nach der Bereitstellung anti-retroviraler Medikamente zu unterstützen.Bei einer Ganzkörper-Kartografie werden die Körperumrisse einer Person nachgezogen, um einen lebensgroßen Umriss zu generieren, der innerhalb eines kreativen und reflexiven Prozesses gefüllt wird, sodass ein Bild entsteht, das die multiplen Aspekte verkörperlichter Erfahrung repräsentieren soll. Es handelt sich bei Körper-Kartografien um eine qualitative, genauer im Bereich partizipativer Ansätze angesiedelte Methodik, deren Aufgabe es ist, Wissen zu generieren und zu distribuieren. Es bestehen aber nach wie vor Unsicherheiten, wie, von wem und in welchem Kontext die Methode zu nutzen ist.Deshalb präsentieren wir in diesem Beitrag eine systematische Bestandsaufnahme der verfügbaren Literatur. Es zeigt sich, dass sich Nutzungen von Kartografien insbesondere in Forschungs-, therapeutischen und erzieherischen Kontexten finden. Der Wert, der dabei z.B. auf soziale Gerechtigkeit, auf den Transfer von Wissen, auf Forschung und auf therapeutischen Nutzen gelegt wird, variiert tlw. erheblich, ebenso Intention und Durchführung des Verfahrens. Und obwohl der bisherige Stand recht vielversprechend ist, wären zusätzliche empirische Studien hilfreich, um die spezifischen Charakteristika von Körperkartografien im Rahmen wissenschaftlicher Forschung bzw. innerhalb klinischer, erzieherischer oder politischer Settings besser einschätzen zu können.URN: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs1602225 ; The first recorded instance of whole-body-mapping for research purposes is a comparison of women's identity ...

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)

Digital storytelling refers to a 2 to 5 minute audio-visual clip combining photographs, voice-over narration, and other audio (Lambert, 2009) originally applied for community development, artistic and therapeutic purposes, and more recently adapted as an arts-based research method. To date, no systematic review of the use of digital storytelling in a research capacity, to generate information about a phenomenon has been conducted. Accordingly, our aim was to provide a systematic review of digital storytelling in research. The review identified 25 articles representing 23 discrete studies that met inclusion criteria. A thematic analysis of results indicated that digital storytelling in research was especially appropriate for use with marginalised groups, and was most commonly used in this context. There was some variation in the extent to which digital storytelling in research adhered to the principles with which it was originally developed. Surprisingly, although digital storytelling provides a ready-made knowledge translation product, few research projects employed the digital stories generated to this end. Across research projects, participants reported several benefits of digital storytelling. While some disadvantages were noted, overall, these were outweighed by the benefits of using a respectful, participatory research practice.