Practice as Research: Context, Method, Knowledge

Practice-led research is a burgeoning area across the creative arts, with studio-based doctorates frequently favoured over traditional research. Yet until now there has been little published guidance for students embarking on such research. This is the first book designed specifically as a pedagogical tool and is structured on the model used by most research programmes. A comprehensive introduction lays out the bookвЂTMs framework and individual chapters provide concrete examples of studio-based research in art, film and video, creative writing and dance, each contextualised by a theoretical essay and complete with references. More than a handbook, the volume draws on thinkers including Deleuze, Bourdieu and Heidegger in its examination of the relationship between practice and theory, demonstrating how practice can operate as a valid alternative mode of enquiry to traditional scholarly research. Taking pains to elaborate methodologies, contexts and outcomes, and emphasising the process of enquiry and its relationship to the research write-up or exegesis, this is an indispensable tool for educators and students. Contents......Page 6 List of Illustrations......Page 8 Acknowledgements......Page 10 Foreword......Page 12 Introduction - Estelle Barrett......Page 14 1 Interest: The Ethics of Invention - Paul Carter......Page 28 2 The Magic is in Handling - Barbara Bolt......Page 40 3 History Documents, Arts Reveals: Creative Writing as Research - Gaylene Perry......Page 48 4 Cutting Choreography: Back and Forth Between 12 Stages and 27 Seconds - Dianne Reid......Page 60 5 'Silent' Speech - Annette Iggulden......Page 78 6 Chamber: Experiencing Masculine Identity Through Dance Improvisation - Shaun McLeod......Page 94 7 Rhizome/Myzone: A Case Study in Studio-Based Dance Research - Kim Vincs......Page 112 8 A Correspondence Between Practics - Stephen Goddard......Page 126 9 Creating New Stories for Praxis: Navigations, Narrations, Neonarratives - Robyn Stewart......Page 136 10 Foucault's 'What is an Author': Towards a Critical Discourse of Practice as Research - Estelle Barrett......Page 148 11 Rupture and Recognition: Identifying the Performative Research Paradigm - Brad Haseman......Page 160 12 The Exegesis as Meme - Estelle Barrett......Page 172 Notes......Page 178 References......Page 182 Contributors......Page 194 Appendix......Page 198 Annotation. Practice-led research is a burgeoning area across the creative arts, with studio-based doctorates frequently favoured over traditional research. Yet until now there has been little published guidance for students embarking on such research. This is the first book designed specifically as a pedagogical tool and is structured on the model used by most research programmes. A comprehensive introduction lays out the book's framework and individual chapters provide concrete examples of studio-based research in art, film and video, creative writing and dance, each contextualised by a theoretical essay and complete with references. More than a handbook, the volume draws on thinkers including Deleuze, Bourdieu and Heidegger in its examination of the relationship between practice and theory, demonstrating how practice can operate as a valid alternative mode of enquiry to traditional scholarly research. Taking pains to elaborate methodologies, contexts and outcomes, and emphasising the process of enquiry and its relationship to the research write-up or exegesis, this is an indispensable tool for educators and students Interest : The Ethics Of Invention / Paul Carter -- The Magic Is In Handling / Barbara Bolt -- History Documents, Arts Reveals : Creative Writing As Research / Gaylene Perry -- Cutting Choreography : Back And Forth Between 12 Stages And 27 Seconds / Dianne Reid -- Silent Speech / Annette Iggulden -- Chamber : Experiencing Masculine Identity Through Dance Improvisation / Shaun Mcleod -- Rhizone/myzone : A Case Study In Studio-based Dance Research / Kim Vincs -- A Correspondence Between Practices / Stephen Goddard -- Creating New Stories For Praxis : Navigations, Narrations, Neonarratives / Robyn Stewart -- Foucault's 'what Is An Author' : Towards A Critical Discourse Of Practice As Research / Estelle Barrett -- Rupture And Recognition : Identifying The Performative Research Paradigm / Brad Haseman -- The Exegesis As Meme / Estelle Barrett. Edited By Estelle Barrett And Barbara Bolt. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [169]-179). "Practice-led research is a burgeoning area across the creative arts, with studio-based doctorates now increasingly favoured over traditional research. This new paperback edition of the first book to be designed specifically as a training tool to guide students embarking on such research will be welcomed by students and educators. The chapters provide concrete examples of studio-based research in art, film, video, creative writing and dance, each contextualised by a theoretical essay, complete with references. More than a handbook, the volume draws on such thinkers as Deleuze, Bourdieu and Heidegger in its examination of the relationship between practice and theory. It takes pains to elaborate methodologies, outcomes and contexts and is a valuable demonstration of how practice can operate as a valid alternative mode of enquiry to traditional scholarly research"--Provided by publisher. Practice-led research is a burgeoning area across the creative arts, with studio informed doctorates frequently favoured over traditional approaches to research. "Practice as Approaches to Creative Arts Enquiry" is specifically designed as a training tool and is structured on the model used by most research programmes. A comprehensive introduction lays out the book's framework and individual chapters provide concrete examples of studio-based research in art, film and video, creative writing and dance. More than a handbook, the volume draws on thinkers including Deleuze, Bourdieu and Heidegger in its examination of the relationship between practice and theory demonstrating how practice can operate as a valid alternative mode of enquiry to traditional scholarship. Designed as a research training tool and based on the model used by most research programmes, this text draws on thinkers including Deleuze and Heidegger in its examination of the relationship between practice and theory, showing how practice can operate as an alternative mode of enquiry to traditional scholarly research