Iain Edgar

A Guide to Imagework

Imagination-Based Research Methods

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"A Guide to Imagework" is a pioneering guide to a new trend in ethnographic research: the use of imaginative, experiential methods such as dreamwork, artwork, Gestalt theory, and psychodrama. Originating in group counselling and psychiatric therapy, imagework techniques explore subjects' imaginative resources to reveal unconscious knowledge about identity, belief and society. They are ideal for accessing rich qualitative data about how individuals and cultures function. Iain Edgar, a leading specialist on ethnographic method, has condensed top-level research theory on imagework into this handy practical manual. Complete with case studies and examples, hands-on tips, and guidance on methods and ethics, this new book is an ideal starting point for any imagework project.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 149mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9780415235372
• ISBN-10: 0415235375
• Artikelnr.: 21217724

Autorenporträt

Iain Edgar

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 Defining the imagework method
2 'Imaginary fields' and the qualitative research domain
3 Dreaming as ethnographic research
4 Methodological issues in dreamwork and imagework groups: a case-study approach
5 Amplifying the data through groupwork methods or making 'sense' out of 'nonsense'
6 Charting ethnographic dreaming
7 Ethical and practice issues
8 Conclusion
Notes
References
Index