ABSTRACT
The Art and Science of Embodied Research Design: Concepts, Methods, and Cases offers some of the nascent perspectives that situate embodiment as a necessary element in human research. This edited volume brings together philosophical foundations of embodiment research with application of embodied methods from several disciplines.
The book is divided into two sections. Part I, Concepts in Embodied Research Design, suggests ways that embodied epistemology may bring deeper understanding to current research theory, and describes the ways in which embodiment is an integral part of the research process. In Part II, Methods and Cases, chapters propose novel ways to operationalize embodied data in the research process. The section is divided into four sub-sections: Somatic Systems of Analysis, Movement Systems of Analysis, Embodied Interviews and Observations, and Creative and Mixed Methods. Each chapter proposes a method case; an example of a previously used research method that exemplifies the way in which embodiment is used in a study.
As such, it can be used as scaffold for designing embodied methods that suits the researcher’s needs. It is suited for many fields of study such as psychology, sociology, behavioral science, anthropology, education, and arts-based research. It will be useful for graduate coursework in somatic studies or as a supplemental text for courses in traditional research design.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|60 pages
Concepts in embodied research
chapter 2|10 pages
Open and reflective research
part II|181 pages
Methods and cases
section Section I|38 pages
Somatic systems of analysis
chapter |12 pages
Methods for measuring embodiment, an instrument
section Section II|40 pages
Movement systems of analysis
chapter 9|12 pages
The three pillars of movement observation and analysis
chapter 11|12 pages
The skillful analyst
section Section III|48 pages
Embodied interviews and observations
chapter 12|12 pages
Ethnomethodologically informed ethnography
chapter 13|12 pages
Beyond interpretative phenomenological analysis
chapter |12 pages
Embodied writing research applications
section Section IV|54 pages
Creative and mixed methods