'Connection Rather Than Output': Reflections on the Role of Art Workshops in Qualitative Research With Women in Prison

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Power, E, Adams, M, Harman, V, Garland, J and McCarthy, D (2024) 'Connection Rather Than Output': Reflections on the Role of Art Workshops in Qualitative Research With Women in Prison. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 23. ISSN 1609-4069

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Abstract

This paper offers a reflective account of delivering art workshops in women’s prisons in England, as one method in a larger, qualitative study around the role of food in prisons. We present reflections around the role of art workshops in building relationships and community between the researcher and the participants, and the participants themselves. We found that building connection through art workshops, in a hostile and challenging environment like prison, enabled us to gather richer and deeper data during the qualitive interviews that succeeded the art workshops. We propose that attention from researchers to the ‘unintended consequences’ can contribute to research projects which are impactful for both the participants and researchers. This paper addresses gaps in literature around the use of visual art as method in women’s prisons and the role of arts-based methods in larger qualitative research projects in secure settings.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	arts based methods; methods in qualitative inquiry; social justice; 1110 Nursing; 1607 Social Work
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) K Law > K Law (General) N Fine Arts > NX Arts in general H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology > HV8301 Penology. Prisons. Corrections
Divisions:	Justice Studies (from Sep 19)
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Date of acceptance:	8 July 2024
Date of first compliant Open Access:	14 October 2024
Date Deposited:	14 Oct 2024 15:58
Last Modified:	15 Oct 2024 09:02
DOI or ID number:	10.1177/16094069241273593
URI:	https://ljmu-9.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/24518

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