Really appreciate you sharing your thoughts and resources on this topic, Janet. At a recent webinar, I asked a research what theories/methodologies they would be using to guide their analysis and interpretation of participants' drawings. The response was "I'll just converse with them about the drawings". I felt like it missed something, particularly when I think about the field of semiotics and signifiers. There are literacies, if that's the right word, and a huge rang of approachesto unpack non-textual data and I think you've articulated and surfaced for me why we shouldn't just rely on what the artists says about the work, but place it in a broader context.
Thanks Margaret, I hope some of these resources offer useful guidance. I agree, the " converse with them about the drawing" approach is limiting.
Here are a couple more great resources about visual data analysis:
- Visual Methodologies: An Introduction to Researching with Visual Materials (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/visual-methodologies/book277282), by Gillian Rose, is a must-read for anyone interested in collecting or generating visual data. It will be valuable to the new and experienced researcher alike. I interviewed her here:
Really appreciate you sharing your thoughts and resources on this topic, Janet. At a recent webinar, I asked a research what theories/methodologies they would be using to guide their analysis and interpretation of participants' drawings. The response was "I'll just converse with them about the drawings". I felt like it missed something, particularly when I think about the field of semiotics and signifiers. There are literacies, if that's the right word, and a huge rang of approachesto unpack non-textual data and I think you've articulated and surfaced for me why we shouldn't just rely on what the artists says about the work, but place it in a broader context.
Thanks Margaret, I hope some of these resources offer useful guidance. I agree, the " converse with them about the drawing" approach is limiting.
Here are a couple more great resources about visual data analysis:
- Visual Methodologies: An Introduction to Researching with Visual Materials (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/visual-methodologies/book277282), by Gillian Rose, is a must-read for anyone interested in collecting or generating visual data. It will be valuable to the new and experienced researcher alike. I interviewed her here:
https://youtu.be/94JR3zpHz4M?feature=shared&t=60.
- Doing Visual Ethnography (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/product/Sarah%20Pink) by Sarah Pink
Also see these posts on my WP blog: https://salmons.blog/category/qualitative-e-research/visual-methods/
FYI in my October newsletter, coming Monday, I will focus on archival methods, including archived photos, film, and artwork.