ABSTRACT

This paper will explore the dichotomy of direction and stimulus through a reflection on arts-based methods used in a research study into post-industrial communities in South Wales and consider whether in participatory processes, a catalyst for artistic creativity could become construed as researcher-led control over the activities. Through an examination of the methods and outcomes of the project, which employed a range of qualitative methods with an artistic and creative basis, I reflect on the positives and negatives of such an approach and also consider how my positionality affected my epistemological stance. Ultimately, I conclude that the complex storying of participatory activities and the issues of power and identity involving both researcher and participants inevitably means that the research ‘dance’ blurs the distinction between participation and direction.

摘要

本文将通过对南威尔士后工业社区研究中使用的基于艺术的方法的反思来探索方向和刺激的二分法，并考虑在参与过程中，艺术创造​​力的催化剂是否可以被解释为研究人员主导对活动的控制。通过对项目的方法和结果的检查，该项目采用了一系列具有艺术和创造性基础的定性方法，我反思了这种方法的积极和消极，并考虑了我的立场如何影响我的认识论立场。最终，