Methodological Considerations for Research in the Arts within Academia

Authors

  • Sylvie Fortin
  • Pierre Gosselin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36025/arj.v1i1.5256

Keywords:

Postmodern ethnography, practice-based art-research

Abstract

In this article, we present three forms of doctoral thesis that students can engage in at UQAM: theoretical, intervention and practice-based thesis. We also address the wide variety of research conducted in the arts and organize it into a model based on three philosophical traditions which help shape the art research landscape. Using examples from different artistic disciplines, we illustrate three types of ethnographic research: interpretive, critical and postmodern. We think that this classification can help art students involved in theoretical as well as practical thesis.

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Author Biographies

Sylvie Fortin

Sylvie Fortin, Ph.D. is full professor at the Dance Department of the Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada.  Her field of specialization includes postmodern ethnography research, somatic education, socio-cultural study of the body in the domains of health, dance pedagogy, and education in the arts.  In the last 10 years, she has conducted interdisciplinary research projects involving dancer and non-dancers with a diversity of bodily issues. Sylvie has recently been supervising three action research projects presenting somatic education to women suffering from eating disorders, fibromyalgia and depression. She is also currently involved in a research project on the creative process in the arts in Québec, Canada.

Pierre Gosselin

Pierre Gosselin, PhD, is full professor at the School of Visual and Media Arts at the Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada.   His research on the creative process in the arts led him to develop education materials offering representations of the dynamic of creation. His research is focused on teaching of the arts to adolescents and adults.  He also works on developing modalities of research methodology for artistic practice.

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Published

04-05-2014

How to Cite

FORTIN, S.; GOSSELIN, P. Methodological Considerations for Research in the Arts within Academia. Art Research Journal: Revista de Pesquisa em Artes, [S. l.], v. 1, n. 1, p. 1–17, 2014. DOI: 10.36025/arj.v1i1.5256. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufrn.br/artresearchjournal/article/view/5256. Acesso em: 3 jul. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2014): The Concept of Research in the Arts

Section

Research in Arts

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