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From: Performative Social Science
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Sent: 16/11/2005 10:10
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Dear Dr Squire,
Please find our flyer for the Masterclass programme and Colloquium 2006.
I
have put it in as text below, I hope this format is ok for you. I also
attach the pdf of the flyer as this has the full format including
logos/graphics which don't seem to come through in the text version. If
you
need anything else please do not hesitate to ask.
Many thanks for your help,
Charlotte
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Charlotte Thompson
Secretary to Dr Frances Rapport
School of Medicine
Swansea University
Grove Building
Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
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http://www.medicine.swan.ac.uk/
www.swansea.ac.uk
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Masterclass Programme and Colloquium 2006
The School of Medicine,
Swansea University
Invites you to two Masterclasses
* Researching Difference, Similarity and Identity
* Recognising Spirituality in Healthcare Settings
and a Colloquium
"Circles within Circles: Qualitative Methodology and the Arts: The
Researcher as Artist"
We anticipate high demand for a limited number of places so please book
early
www.medicine.swan.ac.uk/events
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The School of Medicine, Swansea University, are pleased to present three
exciting events in 2006. Two experts in the field of qualitative
methodology will take forward their ideas on advances in qualitative
methods
through whole-day Masterclasses on Friday 5th May and Friday 23rd June
2006
and the year will culminate in a two day Colloquium: "Circles within
Circles: Qualitative Methodology and the Arts: The Researcher as Artist"
on
Tuesday 19th & Wednesday 20th September 2006.
Masterclasses will be held at Swansea University with speakers:
- Professor Andrew Cooper
Friday 5th May 2006
- Dr Peter Collins
Friday 23rd June 2006
The Colloquium will be held on Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th September
at
the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea with speakers and artistic presenters:
- Ballet Russe, Performance
- Professor Allison James, Department of Sociological Studies,
University of
Sheffield, UK
- Dr Kip Jones, Institute of Health & Community Studies, Bournemouth
University, UK
- Paula Gardiner, Jazz Musician & Composer, Royal Welsh College of Music
&
Drama
- Clive Hicks-Jenkins, Artist
- Professor Nigel Rapport, Department of Sociology and Anthropology,
Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
- Professor Andrew Sparkes, School of Sport and Health Sciences,
University
of Exeter, UK
- Professor Les Todres & Professor Kate Galvin, Institute of Health &
Community Studies, Bournemouth University, UK
Chair: Dr Frances Rapport
Masterclass One:
Researching Difference, Similarity and Identity: using case vignette
methods
in cross-national, cross-cultural and inter-professional research with
Professor Andrew Cooper
The Tavistock Clinic, London, [log in to unmask]
Friday 5th May 2006
The day will explore the possibilities of using a simple but powerful
research tool - the case vignette - to undertake cross-national and
other
kinds of comparative research. This method was developed by Andrew
Cooper
and his colleagues in the course of a long series of international
studies
of child protection work. The method was a broad application in contexts
where a key research aim is to elicit systematic, qualitatively rich
data
about differences and similarities among groups, individuals, countries
or
cultures. The theoretical underpinnings of the method are mostly
systemic
and the day will introduce participants to some of Gregory Bateson's
thinking on these questions. The vignette method has particular
strengths in
that (a) it acts as a methodological constant in relation to which
different
or divergent responses to a research question can be examined
systematically
(or even measured) while retaining qualitative immediacy and depth, (b)
it
enables research subjects to become easily engaged in the research
process,
(c) different or divergent responses can be subsequently shared in an
orderly way with research subjects, thus exposing them to the reality of
variable perceptions of the same question/theme. A vignette is
essentially a
refined and distilled 'case example' or 'case study' and the research
method
is thus close to teaching and learning methods mainly used in
professional
training that deploy case study approaches.
Selected publication
Cooper A, 'The Vanishing Point of Resemblence: Comparative welfare as
philosophical anthropology', in P. Chamberlayne, J. Bornat J & T.
Wengraf
(Eds), The Turn to Biographical Methods in Social Science, London,
Routledge, pp 90-108, 2000.
Masterclass Two:
Recognising Spirituality in Healthcare Settings with Dr Peter Collins
Department of Anthropology, University of Durham,
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Friday 23rd June 2006
Caring for the sick once took place within the context of primarily
religious settings. However, with the rise of science, settings such as
the
hospital grew increasingly secular. Nowadays, there is something of an
about
turn, with behaviour that might be called spiritual or religious, such
as
prayer, considered to have a beneficial effect on health. Alternative
forms
of healing, increasingly available to the public, are often said to have
a
spiritual basis. Within the NHS, for example, 'Chaplaincy' services are
becoming better organised and funded. However, although we might assume
that
'Chaplancies' carry the spiritual load in healthcare settings, to what
extent is this the case? During the course of this Masterclass we shall
consider some of the ways in which we might go about answering such
questions. We shall look at the process of 'triangulating' methods and
explore the methodological gains to be had in keeping methods separate
or
running them into each other in various ways. For example, can visual
material be incorporated into interviews and in what ways can
participant
observation illuminate questionnaire responses? By focusing on a range
of
methods, rather than one method in isolation, we will examine the
potential
synergies, largely ignored up until now, that can be produced.
Relevant Reading
'Reading Religious Architecture, in Reading Religion' in E. Arweck & P.
Collins (Eds), Text and Context. Aldershot, Ashgate, March 2006.
Selected publication
The Scottish Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy is a useful resource as
background reading for this Masterclass. The entire run of issues up to
the
present can be found at: http://www.sach.org.uk/journal/journal0801.htm.
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Colloquium 2006
Circles within Circles: Qualitative Methodology and the Arts:
The Researcher as Artist
Colloquy n. talk, a conversation. [f. L colloquium (COL- , loqui speak)]
The starting point for this exciting two-day Colloquium is the idea,
resulting from previous Masterclasses in qualitative methodology held at
Swansea University, that there is an emerging 'edgelands' in qualitative
enquiry - a space between established and new methods where new
approaches
are being developed, new theories examined and new ways of asking and
answering questions formed (Rapport F et al 2005). Defined as 'New
Qualitative Methodologies' (Rapport F 2004), these do not conform to
neatly
regulated patterns of events or outcomes. Rather, they argue for a
relaxation of the rigid frameworks around data collection, the
presentation
of results and the interpretation of findings. By extending the
boundaries,
research can be a process of discovery, encouraging the unexpected,
seeking
fresh insights and theoretical perspectives and alternative epistemic
positions from which to view the world.
The Colloquium builds on this idea by focusing on links between New
Qualitative Methodologies and the Arts to explore what happens when
researchers and artists, talk to one another. The Colloquium is
premised on
the suggestion that qualitative research and the Arts have much in
common.
Like the Arts, which "could not be done by rote or reduced to patterns
of
thoughtless habit" (Wainwright 2005), New Qualitative Methodologies are
dependent on the skill and ingenuity of the researcher. Like the Arts,
New
Qualitative Methodologies have developed out of a variety of influences
including the linguistic, the musical and the literary. But most
particularly, the Colloquium will concentrate on two aspects of
commonality:
process and representation. Process, because for artists and
researchers
alike, the central feature of their work and their lives is the creative
process, the engagement with the materials of their craft and in this
respect the process may be as important as any end product; it is in the
process of creation that the artistry resides. Representation, because
for
artists and researchers alike, an essential consideration is how best to
represent social reality - to represent what has been discovered to
others,
and to re-present the creative process (Rapport N 1994). These two
aspects
are singled out for their ability to encapsulate the spectrum of
activities
with which artists and researchers alike are involved.
To examine these aspects, presentations from qualitative methodologists
and
artists will run alongside one another. Qualitative methodologists will
present within three strands: narrative based, arts-based and re-defined
methodology within which, it is said, all New Qualitative Methodologies
are
subsumed: (Rapport F 2004). Artists will be encouraged to discuss their
work
whilst they create or perform, in terms of the productive process and
expressive representation. Working side by side will encourage a
cross-fertilisation of applications and ideas.
In the true sense of the colloquium and the notion that arriving at
understanding is not a process with a beginning or an end but a
continual,
circular movement - a continuum - the Colloquium will take place in the
round. Following each presentation, participants will be encouraged to
converse with the presenter and with each other. This is not a
conference -
a formal forum for questions and answers - but an opportunity to
interact as
a group, through exchange of interdisciplinary ideas, in order to move
the
conversation forward.
Day One
Registration: 10.00 - 11.15
Welcome: 11.15 - 11.30
Plenary One - Professor Nigel Rapport: 11.30 - 12.30
Lunch: 12.30 - 1.30
Jazz Musician & Composer - Paula Gardiner: 1.30 - 2.15
Narrative Based Research - Professor Andrew Sparkes: 2.15 - 3.00
Break: 3.00 - 3.30
Performer - Ballet Russe: 3.30 - 4.15
Redefined Methodology - Professors Les Todres & Kate Galvin: 4.15 - 5.00
Evening Meal: 7.30
Day Two
Artist - Clive Hicks Jenkins: 9.30 - 10.15
Arts Based Research - Dr Kip Jones: 10.15 - 11.00
Break: 11.00 - 11.30
Plenary Two - Professor Allison James: 11.30 - 12.30
Lunch: 12.30 - 1.30
References
Rapport F. (ed.) (2004) New Qualitative Methodologies in Health and
Social
Care Research, Routledge, London.
Rapport F., Wainwright P. and Elwyn G. (2005) 'Of the edgelands:
exploring
new qualitative methodologies'. Medical Humanities.
Rapport N. (1994) The Prose and the Passion: Anthropology, Literature
and
the Writing of E.M. Forster, Manchester University Press, Manchester.
Wainwright P. (2004) 'What has Art got to do with it? The aesthetics of
clinical practice', In: Evans M, Louhiala P, Puustinen R (eds.)
Philosophy
for Medicine: Applications in a Clinical Context, pp 83-96, Radcliffe
Publishing, Oxford.
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Additional Information
The Masterclasses and Colloquium can be attended as individual events or
as
a group of events. Masterclasses comprise: theory development,
interactive
group working and group discussions. The Colloquium will offer
presentations
and discussion sessions. The Colloquium will be a series of
presentations
from researchers and artists but no concurrent sessions to enable
audiences
to attend all the presentations featured.
Target Audience
Anyone with an interest in qualitative methodology as it relates to
health
and social care and health services research including: health and
social
care professionals, professionals allied to health and social care,
students, researchers, social scientists and academics. These events
build
on the 2002-5 Series and are relevant to those who attended over the
years
as well as newcomers. No prior knowledge of the subject areas will be
assumed.
Venue and times
Masterclasses
The Masterclasses will be held at Swansea University, Singleton Park,
Swansea, SA2 8PP (venue to be confirmed).
Registration: 9.45am
First session: 10.00am
Lunch: 12.30pm-1.30pm
Day ends: 4.00pm
Colloquium
The Colloquium will be held in the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea with
dinner
at Morgan's Restaurant, Morgan's Hotel.
Day One Day Two
Registration 10.00am-11.15am First session 9.30am
Welcome 11.15am Day ends
12.30 (with lunch)
First session 11.30am
Lunch 12.30pm-1.30pm
Day ends 5.00pm
Evening meal 7.30pm
Costs
In order to cover our administrative charges and continue to offer you
the
highest standard of speaker we will be charging the following:
Masterclasses:
The cost per Masterclass is £65. This includes tea/coffee and a buffet
lunch.
Colloquium:
The cost for attending the two day Colloquium is £120. The Colloquium
dinner
is £35.
Contact Details
If you have any queries please contact: Masterclass Administrator,
School of
Medicine, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, by
telephone
01792 602145 or by email: [log in to unmask] or
alternatively Dr Frances Rapport on [log in to unmask]
Please see our website for registration and payment details:
www.medicine.swan.ac.uk/events
Papers from previous Masterclass series can be found in:
New Qualitative Methodologies in Health and Social Care Research,
Frances
Rapport (ed), London: Routledge, 2004.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Rapport F.L. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 16 November 2005 09:55
To: 'Corinne Squire '; 'Performative Social Science '
Cc: [log in to unmask]
Subject: RE: The network
That is very kind of you, thanks, Charlotte Thompson will get that to
you
shortly
-----Original Message-----
From: Performative Social Science
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: 15/11/2005 22:55
Subject: Re: The network
Dear Frances Rapport,
If you'd like us to send this to a narratives elist, I'd be happy to do
so -
we'd need a text version within a message rather than an attachment,
though
Good luck with the event - it looks good!
Yours, Corinne Squire
Dr. Corinne Squire
Reader in Social Sciences
Centre for Narrative Research
School of Social Sciences, Media and Cultural Studies University of East
London Docklands Campus 4-6 University Way London E16 2RD
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From: Performative Social Science on behalf of Rapport F.L.
Sent: Tue 15/11/2005 10:09
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: The network
Introductions:
I am Frances Rapport, Julian Tudor Hart Senior Research Fellow at
Swansea
University in the UK.
I have been following discussions within the group with some interest,
having worked closely with Kip for a number of years now both in
Leicester
and since.
My own interest is in how advances are being made in qualitative
methodology
to:
A) most appropriately ask and answer research questions through a
movement
away from traditional data collection methods,
B) Broaden the scope of qualitative methodology to explore what I
describe
as the 'Edgelands' within qualitative research , both in terms of
methodological theory development and the application of theory to
practice
through method. (See for interest: "New Qualitative Methodologies in
Health
and Social Care Research" (ed FR) 2004, Routledge, and paper published
in
Medical Humanities, "Of the Edgelands..." 2005).
In an attempt to explore these issues further, I have been running
Masterclasses here at Swansea University for the past four years. They
have
brought expert speakers to Swansea to broach these topics (including
Kip,
Eliott Mishler, Art Frank, Cathy Kohler Reissman and many others) and
have
encouraged a wide range of participants from mixed disciplinary
backgrounds
to discuss their work with the speakers and explore how advances in the
field are progressing.
For anyone in this group interested, 2006 is going to be an exciting
year.
Not only do I have two wonderful Masterclasses planned (Peter Collins
and
Andrew Cooper see attached), but also a Colloquium event examining the
relationship between qualitative methodology and the arts 'The
Researcher as
Artist'.
The attached pdf document will tell you all about these events and if
interested, how to register. Or alternatively, you could check it out
on
www.medicine.swan.ac.uk/events
Look forward to hearing from others in this stimulating group.
Best wishes Kip and all, keep up the good work!
Frances Rapport
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Dr Frances Rapport
Julian Tudor Hart Senior Research Fellow
Primary Care Group
Swansea Clinical School
University of Wales Swansea
Grove Building
Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
[UWS CAMPUS]
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www.swansea.ac.uk
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