A1 Journal article (refereed)
Embodied graffiti and street art research (2023)
Fransberg, M., Myllylä, M., & Tolonen, J. (2023). Embodied graffiti and street art research. Qualitative Research, 23(2), 362-379. https://doi.org/10.1177/14687941211028795
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Fransberg, Malin; Myllylä, Mari; Tolonen, Jonna
Journal or series: Qualitative Research
ISSN: 1468-7941
eISSN: 1741-3109
Publication year: 2023
Publication date: 06/07/2021
Volume: 23
Issue number: 2
Pages range: 362-379
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Publication country: United Kingdom
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/14687941211028795
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/77026
Abstract
Graffiti and street art research (GSAR) has become more acknowledged within the academic discourse; however, it has much to gain from theorising its methodological aspects. As a multidisciplinary field, GSAR has mostly used qualitative research methods, exploring urban space through methods that range from visual recordings to ethnography, emphasising the researchers’ reflexivity. This qualitative approach has, however, paid little attention to the role of embodied practices. In this paper we discuss how embodied methodologies provide multisensory research results where the experienced moments, the participant’s and researcher’s senses, cognition and mobility in urban spaces are connected. Our discussion draws on the authors’ fieldwork experiences of walking and edge working, and on the literature concerning embodiment and embodied methodology related to the context of GSAR.
Keywords: street art; graffiti; visual culture; urban space; urban environment; ethnography; senses; cognition; gender
Free keywords: graffiti; GSAR; street art; embodied methodology; ethnography; senses; cognition; edgework; walking; gender
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Ministry reporting: Yes
VIRTA submission year: 2022
JUFO rating: 2
