Review article
The role of a/r/tography in art research
Marijana Županić Benić
orcid.org/0000-0002-7340-3439
; Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Art first appeared in social research during the mid 20th century, but it was used only to inspire researchers to identify the purpose and objects of their studies. Research methodologies dedicated to the arts were first developed in the 1990s, and they allowed art researchers to investigate phenomena that cannot be quantified, such as the process of art creation or the subjective perceptions of artwork. The purpose of this review article is to present the methodological concept of a/r/tography and the possibilities of using a/r/tography to explore the interactions of individual and social factors through the arts. The article points out the advantages of a/r/tography compared to other art-based research methods, as well as the limitations of a/r/tography that can be addressed with further development of guidelines for planning and conducting a/r/tographic inquiry.
Keywords
action research; methodological concepts; self-knowledge; creation
Hrčak ID:
177332
URI
Publication date:
10.2.2016.
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