Method Meets Art: Arts-Based Research Practice

371 Pages·2020·11.214 MB·English

by  Patricia Leavy

Praise for Method Meets Art
“An excellent introductory text. . . . It is time for the arts as research to reside
in the research methods classroom and in research proper. . . . Leavy adeptly
relates the most basic techniques in ABR—giving them away to students and
researchers alike. In addition, she exceeds the introduction of techniques by
presenting excellent examples of ABR research by experienced ABR method-
ologists. . . . It is an excellent resource for students, for beginning researchers,
and for academicians in the arts, literature, and social and behavioral sci-
ences.” —PsycCRITIQUES
“Since the first edition, I have assigned this text in all my graduate research
courses. It is required reading for each class session, paired with written
responses applying the concepts and practices. I especially appreciate the
third edition’s additional coverage of research design, which is a powerful aid
in helping students understand research holistically. Discussions and exam-
ples of a variety of research questions and practices are most useful, as is the
modeling of ways to communicate ABR findings to a diversity of stakehold-
ers. The practicality, and, I have to say, beauty of this text lie in its accessibility
for the student who is new to the world of research. It reinforces traditional
research genres and protocols while giving researchers the courage, inspira-
tion, and means to conceive of new questions and realize previously unseen
realities.” —Candace Jesse Stout, Department of Arts Administration,
Education, and Policy (Emerita), The Ohio State University
“Consumers of Leavy’s book should also find a comfortable introduction
to these arts-based approaches and hopefully an invitation to try some of
these methodological modes in research of their own. In her well-written and
engaging work, Leavy carefully introduces the world of arts-based research
by walking us through the paradigmatic contexts that have helped to shape
this approach to inquiry as well as to establish the conflicting perspectives
that hinder many to see these methods as being research at all. . . . An excel-
lent choice in an introductory course to arts-based research or an initial
qualitative research course.” —Ronald J. Chenail in The Qualitative Report
“Renowned editor, author, and scholar Leavy has created an outstanding third
edition of Method Meets Art that articulately captures the breadth and depth
of ABR. This highly readable and accessible book guides the understanding
of the integral nature of this essential form of inquiry. Leavy has managed
to achieve the impossible—a seminal work that should be a required text in
research courses across a wide range of disciplines, including fine arts, social
sciences, mental health, education, and medicine.”
—Cathy A. Malchiodi, Trauma-Informed Practices
and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute, Louisville, Kentucky
“My students always love reading this book! This is often the first encounter
that educators have with the idea that research could be different than the
traditional science model or the less-traditional qualitative approaches more
common in social science research. It has given some of my students a voice
when they couldn’t find it themselves. With this text, I have a way to intro-
duce students to more possibilities for doing and analyzing and sharing their
work, often giving them permission to pay attention to the very parts of their
research they thought they would need to omit. It is a paradigm shift—a real
game-changer.” —Mindi Rhoades, Department of Teaching and Learning,
The Ohio State University
“Will be useful for those wanting to embark on using a different approach
to research. . . . For those practicing counseling and psychotherapy, whether
engaged in therapy and/or research and not familiar with using alternative
methods of enabling people to capture experience, I believe this book could
offer fresh insights to support and further their endeavors.”
—Counselling and Psychotherapy Research
“Leavy’s contribution to ABR is nothing short of extraordinary, and her third
edition of Method Meets Art is no exception. She continues to update the genre
and subgenres by providing new exemplars that advance both theory and
practice. I look forward to adding this volume to Leavy’s other publications
on my ‘go-to’ shelf. The third edition reflects some major developments of the
methodology, including the growing number of researcher/practitioners and
Leavy’s expansion of complex theoretical, aesthetic, ethical, and pedagogical
issues. In her search to find joy in her own research, Leavy has developed,
supported, and promoted such joy within the ABR community and beyond.”
—Joe Norris, Department of Dramatic Arts,
Brock University, Canada
“Leavy enables her readers to gain a sense of how a particular art form might
suit their research needs and skills-set, while simultaneously validating each
methodology and providing guidance over how specific research practice
might be emulated.” —Qualitative Research
“A breath of fresh air. . . . The contribution of this book to the field of research
methods is invaluable. . . . Leavy successfully establishes the legitimacy of arts-
based research in social science research and succinctly explains how pivotal
arts-based research is to the future of academic research.”
—International Journal of Education and the Arts
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THIRD EDITION
Patricia Leavy
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Names: Leavy, Patricia, 1975– author.
Title: Methods meets art : arts-based research practice / Patricia Leavy.
Description: Third edition. | New York : The Guilford Press, [2020] |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020019354 | ISBN 9781462538973 (paperback) |
ISBN 9781462544073 (hardcover)
Subjects: LCSH: Qualitative research—Methodology. | Art and society. |
Art and science.
Classification: LCC H62 .L395 2020 | DDC 700.72—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020019354
To C. Deborah Laughton, now and always.
Thank you for the support, advice,
and friendship.