Better than text? Critical reflections on the practices of visceral methodologies in human geography
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2017-03-19Author
Sexton, Alexandra E.Hayes-Conroy, Allison
Sweet, Elizabeth L.
Miele, Mara
Ash, James
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Geography and Urban StudiesPermanent link to this record
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2017.03.014Abstract
This co-authored intervention discusses themes on the thinking and doing of visceral research. 'Visceral' is taken here as that relating to, and emerging from, bodily, emotional and affective interactions with the material and discursive environment. There has recently been a distinct and necessary turn within the social sciences, particularly in human geography, towards the need for more viscerally-aware research practices. Building on such work, this collective intervention by leading visceral scholars offers two key contributions: first, it critically examines visceral geography approaches by considering their methodological contributions, and suggests improvements and future research pathways; and second, the authors extend recent visceral geography debates by examining how to conduct this type of research, providing reflections from their own experiences on the practicalities and challenges of implementing visceral methods. These observations are taken from a diverse range of research contexts - for example, from gender violence and community spaces, to the politics of 'good eating' in schools and social movements (e.g. Slow Food) - and involve a similarly diverse set of methods, including body-map storytelling, cooking and sharing meals, and using music to 'attune' researchers' bodies to nonhuman objects. In short, this collective intervention makes important and original contributions to the recent visceral turn in human geography, and offers critical insights for researchers across disciplines who are interested in conceptually and/or practically engaging with visceral methods.Citation
Sexton, A. E., Hayes-Conroy, A., Sweet, E. L., Miele, M., & Ash, J. (2017). Better than text? Critical reflectionson the practices of visceral methodologies in human geography: Introduction. Geoforum, 82, 200-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2017.03.014Citation to related work
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