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Performative Social Science.

Jones, K., 2017. Performative Social Science. In: Matthes, J.P, ed. International Encyclopedia of Communication Research Methods. Hoboken, NJ, USA: Wiley.

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Abstract

Performative Social Science is positioned within the current era of crosspollination from discipline to discipline. Practitioners from the Arts and Humanities look to the Social Sciences for fresh frameworks, whist Social Science practitioners explore the Arts for potential new tools for enquiry and dissemination. Performative Social Science is defined and the similarities and differences between PSS and Arts-based Research (ABR) are delineated. The history of PSS is then outlined and its development, particularly at the Centre for Qualitative Research at Bournemouth University in the United Kingdom, is reviewed. Relational Aesthetics is then described in depth as the theoretical basis and grounding of Performative Social Science. Relational Aesthetics (Bourriaud, 2002) offers a theoretical ground for the complexities of connections across seemingly disparate disciplines such as the Arts and Social Sciences and for further exploration of the synergies between both disciplines as well as communities beyond the academy. An example of a large, three-year nationally funded project, culminating with the production of an award-winning short biopic, RUFUS STONE, is outlined as a prime example of a multi-method approach to social science research which includes tools from the arts in its progress and outputs. The entry concludes with goals and aspirations for Performative Social Science in the future.

Item Type:Book Section
ISBN:978-1-118-90176-2
Number of Pages:2048
Group:Faculty of Health & Social Sciences
ID Code:22616
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:07 Oct 2015 14:34
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 13:53

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