Cuthbert, K. (2022) Researching ‘non-sexualities’ via creative notebooks: epistemology, embodiment and empowerment. Qualitative Research, 22(6), pp. 897-915. (doi: 10.1177/1468794121999011)
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Abstract
This article contributes to and extends critical scholarship on the philosophy and practical application of creative methods. I suggest that claims commonly made regarding the ‘potential’ of creative methods can be (re)organised as claims relating to (1) epistemology, (2) embodiment and (3) empowering participants. I evaluate these claims through the contextual lens of a research project on ‘non-sexualities’ wherein I incorporated a creative element (creative notebooks) into the research design. Through analysis of research artefacts and observations of the research process, I reflect upon how the notebooks were particularly good for ‘getting at’ embodiment and had a clear epistemological value in facilitating expressions of complexity, contradictions and ambiguities. However, I also discuss my scepticism with regard to claims made about the empowering potential of creative methods, as the notebooks potentially worked to reproduce certain power dynamics rather than eliminate them. I argue that class in particular needs to be given more attention in critical accounts of creative methods.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Cuthbert, Dr Karen |
| Authors: | Cuthbert, K. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Sociology Anthropology and Applied Social Sciences |
| Journal Name: | Qualitative Research |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
| ISSN: | 1468-7941 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1741-3109 |
| Published Online: | 17 March 2021 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2021 The Author |
| First Published: | First published in Qualitative Research 22(6): 897-915 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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