Creative explorations : new approaches to identities and audiences / David Gauntlett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gauntlett, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Identity (Psychology).

Self.

Social sciences.

Individuation (Psychology).

Knowledge, Theory of.

Mental representation.

Physical Description:

x, 211 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.

Summary:

How do you picture identity? What happens when you ask individuals to make visual representations of their own identities, influences, and relationships? Drawing upon an array of disciplines from neuroscience to philosophy, and art to social theory, David Gauntlett explores the ways in which researchers can embrace people's everyday creativity in order to understand social experience. Seeking an alternative to traditional interviews and focus groups, he outlines studies in which people have been asked to make visual things - such as video, collage, and drawing - and then interpret them. This leads to an innovative project in which Gauntlett asked people to build metaphorical models of their identities in Lego. This creative reflective method provides insights into how individuals present themselves, understand their own life story and connect with the social world. Creative Explorations is a lively, readable and original discussion of identities, media influences and creativity, which will be of interest to both students and academics.

Contents:

Introduction

The self and creativity

Science and what we can say about the world

Social science and social experience

Inside the brain

Using visual and creative methods

More visual sociologies

Building identities in metaphors

What a whole identity model means

Conclusion: eleven findings on methods, identities, and audiences.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-205) and index.

ISBN:

0415396581

9780415396585

041539659X

9780415396592

0203961404

9780203961407

OCLC:

76064552

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