Dear Annalie,
Thanks for writing to all of us; your work sounds
really exciting. Please continue to share with the
list as things move along for you.
I agree with Ken and Mary in regard to the need for
dense data. They are both on this list, so perhaps
they will have more to say here about that concept.
For me, I think that one of the glories of performing
qualitative research is that we begin with rich
material. In fact, a filmmaker with whom I was
talking recently seemed a bit jealous of the rich
stories that we are able to uncover through 'serious'
research.
One small example from my own work: the video, "I can
remember the night", is 2 min 33 sec long but based on
over three hours of interview, followed by another
three to four hours of team analysis. The part of the
story that is 'performed' seemed to me to capture the
essence of this person's whole life story ... a
motivating factor for everything that followed in her
narration. As 'performance' this short piece has been
viewed by over 500 people on YouTube and Google Video
since it was uploaded last August. Surely this impact
makes considering alternative outlets for our research
inviting.
I also believe in a performative social science it its
widest sense; i.e., not just 'theatrical' performance,
but also even 'perfoming' in our writing and
publishing. Of course, with this, we have publishers
to deal with. These things are beginning to change
very slowing,but we soldier on!
One last point: I am a firm believer in collaboration
with those who have the technical skills and artistic
know-how to produce professional level outputs for our
efforts. This does not mean to say that we, as
researchers, dont need to tap into our own creativity.
In fact, by doing so, we become better collaborators
and able to communicate across disciplines.
I hope that others on the list will join in this
conversation!
Cheers and best wishes for the New Year,
Kip
--- AG Pistorius <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Kip and everyone on the list,
>
> thank you for the invitation to the workshop, i wish
> i could participate. I
> am in South Africa ... and find performative
> psychology/social science new
> and facinating. I attended Lois Holzman's social
> therapeutics International
> Class 2005-6, online discussions and Conference
> Performing the World. I've
> integrated some of what i've learned into my
> community project work with
> community home-based caregivers, and with youth and
> children at schools,
> performing and transforming their lives/diaries and
> co-creating
> spaces/stages for learning and growing.
>
> I've also seen some people performing their
> 'stories' at conferences and
> found it moving.
>
> I find it quite mind blowing the idea for a
> researcher to transform
> qualitative data into a performance. This is quite a
> challenge...I am busy
> writing an article on how I used performance in my
> home-based care group and
> wonder how could I perform it. I looked at some of
> the articles on your
> archive, and Denzin (2003), and Mary and Ken
> Gergen's critical article on
> performative trends, e.g. "naval gasing", "the need
> for dense data", and so
> on.
>
> What are your thoughts on this?
>
> Annalie Pistorius
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kip Jones" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 2:50 PM
> Subject: Personal inviation to attend workshop
>
>
> > Greetings to all, especially those who have joined
> our
> > list recently.
> >
> > I would like to personally invite list members to
> the
> > next AHRC Workshop in Performative Social Science
> > being held at Bournemouth University
> >
> > Workshop 2: "Songs without Words"
> > January 15th 2007
> > Facilitators: Megan Long, Ted Mackney and Dr Kip
> Jones
> >
> > We will be workshopping possibilities of
> transforming
> > our qualtitative data into other media, including
> > performance in its widest sense.
> >
> > Some have expressed the concern, 'I am not an
> actor!'
> > or 'I dont like to "perform" in front of a group'.
> > Not to worry, you will be safe! It will be a
> > supportive small group of people who many
> different
> > interests in developing a range of skills.
> >
> > From time to time, I have the opportunity to meet
> with
> > postgrad researchers who have asked to meet with
> me
> > individually and discuss the performative within
> their
> > own work. Although I welcome these opportunities,
> time
> > constraints are making this less and less
> possible. I
> > will be available, however, throughout the
> workshop
> > and during lunch to talk informally with anyone
> > wishing to do so.
> >
> > The workshop is free and lunch and transportation
> > costs will be provided.
> >
> > Unfortunately, there are only a few places left.
> >
> > Further info on the Workshop Series at:
> > http://www.angelfire.com/zine/kipworld/flyer.pdf
> >
> > To put a place at the workshop contact:
> >
> > Stacey Mitchell,
> > Centre for Qualitative Research, Bournemouth
> > University,
> > IHCS, Royal London House,
> > Christchurch Road,
> > Bournemouth,
> > BH1 3LT,
> > UK
> >
> > Tel: (01202) 962763
> > Fax: (01202) 962194
> > Email: [log in to unmask] ac.uk
> >
> >
> > Dr Kip Jones
> > Reader in Health Related Social Science
> > Centre for Qualitative Research
> > Institute of Health & Community Studies
> > Bournemouth University United Kingdom
> > Website: www.kipworld.net
> >
> > Send instant messages to your online friends
> http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
>
Dr Kip Jones
Reader in Health Related Social Science
Centre for Qualitative Research
Institute of Health & Community Studies
Bournemouth University United Kingdom
Website: www.kipworld.net
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