This day conference is free and may be of interest to list members.
Best wishes,
Andrea Abbas
Dr. Andrea Abbas,
Programme Leader MSc Social Research Methods,
Criminology and Sociology,
School of Social Sciences and Law,
University of Teesside,
Borough Road,
Middlesbrough.
TS1 3BA.
tel. 01642 342358
Arts Practice and Sociological Research Methods: Exploring Boundaries
A One-Day Conference
4th June 2009
Recent years have seen an increase in collaborative work between social science researchers and arts practitioners, with questions of ‘performativity’ taking centre stage. Social science researchers have looked to arts practices as sources of innovation in data collection, analysis and dissemination of qualitative research. Performance research in the arts has adopted the practice of performance itself as a research tool, producing interrogative work that is instigated by the practitioner-researcher and presented as the research outcome. This one-day conference will explore the opportunities and challenges presented by such disciplinary encounters by reflecting on the methodological and epistemological issues which they raise. More specifically, it aims to provide a space in which to evaluate the current ‘uses’ of performance in both sociological research and performance research, exploring practices which promise to go beyond what might be described as the ‘illustrative’ or ‘instrumental’ use of performance in academic research.
The conference aims to explore the following questions:
• What range of methods do arts practitioners employ to explore their own practice?
• How do arts practitioners approach epistemology, reliability and validity when researching their own practice?
• What range of artistic techniques do social scientists employ in their research?
• How do social scientists approach epistemology, validity and reliability when utilising artistic methods?
• How are artists employed in social science research?
• How are social scientists employed in arts research?
• What are the overlapping and divergent concerns of social science and arts practitioner researchers?
• Could artists and social scientists collaborate more effectively?
• What issues arise when collaborative research informs learning and teaching?
Arts Practice and Sociological Research Methods: Exploring Boundaries seeks to facilitate constructive and creative dialogue between academics, researchers and practitioners in different disciplines. Keynote addresses will be provided by speakers from sociology, dance and the performing arts, including:
• Professor Elaine Aston (Lancaster University)
• Professor Carl Bagley (University of Durham)
• Dr Jo Butterworth (Fontys Dance Academy and Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts)
• Dr Kip Jones and Trevor Hearing (Bournemouth University)
• Sharon Paterson (University of Teesside)
This conference has been organised by a cross-disciplinary research group at the University of Teesside and is sponsored by the Research Institute for Design, Culture and the Arts. It will take place at the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA).
Please note that places may be limited; delegates are asked to register by 15th May 2009. The online registration form and conference programme can be accessed at the Research Institute for Design, Culture and the Arts website: http://www.tees.ac.uk/sections/research/events_details.cfm?event_id=2383
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