In bed with the arts...

Garbutt, RS

Abstract

In the same way that an embryo is formed, exciting and creative new things can evolve by a synergy of two things coming together. However, with new things, there is always a process of adaptation and growing pains, as the new being takes shape and form. This article will address some of the issues that arise through the synthesis and innovative nature of collaboration between visual methodologies and social research. It will draw specifically on examples from a recent research project that looked at the sex and relationship needs of young people with learning disabilities (hereafter referred to as the Sex and Relationships project), where drama was used as a research tool. It will highlight the way in which the young people in the study had their voices heard by producing a play based around their experiences and views. The article will draw the discussion together by considering the contested nature of visual methods and I will reflect on my own personal response to being a researcher on the Sex and Relationships project. Finally, I will attempt to answer the question, ??but is it really research??

Citation

Garbutt, R. (2009, January). In bed with the arts... Presented at AHRC Beyond Text seminar series, Leeds, UK

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Conference Name: AHRC Beyond Text seminar series
• Conference Location: Leeds, UK
• Start Date: Jan 1, 2009
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2009
• Deposit Date: Dec 12, 2022
• Publisher URL: http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/23780/
• Additional Information: Event Type : Conference