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Creative Methods for Human Geographers
Edited by:
- Nadia von Benzon - University of Lancaster, UK
- Mark Holton - University of Plymouth, UK
- Catherine Wilkinson - Liverpool John Moores University, UK
- Samantha Wilkinson - Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Other Titles in:
Geographical Methodology | Human Geography (General) | Research Methods & Evaluation (General)
Geographical Methodology | Human Geography (General) | Research Methods & Evaluation (General)
January 2021 | 432 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
Introducing a broad range of innovative and creative qualitative methods, this accessible book shows you how to use them in research project while providing straightforward advice on how to approach every step of the process; from planning and organisation to writing up and disseminating research, offering
- Demonstration of creative methods using both primary or secondary data.
- Practical guidance on overcoming common hurdles like getting ethical clearance and conducting a risk assessment.
- Encouragement to reflect critically on the processes involved in research.
The authors provide a complete toolkit for conducting research in this field, while ensuring the most cutting-edge methods are unintimidating to the reader.
Part I: Preparing to research
Nadia von Benzon, Mark Holton, Catherine Wilkinson and Samantha Wilkinson
Chapter 1: Introduction
John Horton
Chapter 2: Centring reflexivity, positionality and autoethnographic practices in creative research
Chris Philo, Louise Boyle and Mark Lucherini
Chapter 3: Researching ‘our’ people and researching ‘other’ people
Sarah Marie Hall, Gemma Sou and Laura Pottinger
Chapter 4: Ethical considerations in creative research: Design, delivery and dissemination
Tracy Hayes
Chapter 5: The practicalities of researching creatively
Part II: Creative and innovative methods
Noora Pyyry, Markus Hilander and Sirpa Tani
Chapter 6: Photography and photo elicitation as visual methods
Helena Pimlott-Wilson and Jo Hickman-Dunne
Chapter 7: Moodboards and LEGO: Principles and practice in social research
Amy Mulvenna and Chris Perkins
Chapter 8: Creative approaches to mapping
Robin Kearns, Kyle Eggleton, Annie van der Plas and Tara Coleman
Chapter 9: Drawing and graffiti-based approaches
Geraint Rhys Whittaker and Kimberley Peters
Chapter 10: Research with sound: An audio guide
Mark Riley, Jennifer Turner, Sam Hayes and Kimberley Peters
Chapter 11: Mobile interviews by land, air and sea
Morag Rose and Jane Samuels
Chapter 12: Psychogeography and urban exploration
Cassie Ogden and Katherine Harrison
Chapter 13: Crafting
Sofie Narbed
Chapter 14: Creative performance and practice
Nichola Harmer
Chapter 15: Working with literary texts
Gabriel Eshun and Clare Madge
Chapter 16: Poetic methods
Gerraint Rhys Whittaker and Kimberley Peters
Chapter 17: Research music: listening and composing
Laura Fenton and Signe Ravn
Chapter 18: Working creatively with biographies and life histories
Mike Duggan
Chapter 19: Mobile technology, spatial and locative media
Jamie Halliwell and Samantha Wilkinson
Chapter 20: Mobile phones, text messaging and social media
Mark Holton
Chapter 21: Creating and reappropriating apps
Phil Jones and Tess Osborne
Chapter 22: Gaming and VR in geographical research
Thomas Aneurin Smith and Ria Ann Dunkley
Chapter 23: Video ethnography
Matthew F. Rech
Chapter 24: Creative research in and with archives
Catherine Wilkinson and Nadia von Benzon
Chapter 25: Selecting and analysing publicly-generated online content
Francesca Church, Hilary Geoghegan and Rhi Smith
Chapter 26: Curation as method
Part III: Handling creative data
Nadia von Benzon and Kimberley O’Sullivan
Chapter 27: Analyzing messy data
Pearlin Teow and Mark Holton
Chapter 28: Showcasing creative methods in your dissertation research
Catherine Wilkinson with Matthew Benwell, Bernie Carter, Lorna Brooks, Andy Davies, Bethan Evans, Sergio A. Silverio and Greg Thomas
Chapter 29: Creative dissemination
