This groundbreaking book brings creative writing to social research. Its innovative format includes creatively written contributions by researchers from a range of disciplines, modelling the techniques outlined by the authors. The book is user-friendly and shows readers:
* How to write creatively as a social researcher;
* How creative writing can help researchers to work with participants and generate data;
* How researchers can use creative writing to analyse data and communicate findings.
Inviting beginners and more experienced researchers to explore new ways of writing, this book introduces readers to creatively written research in a variety of formats including plays and poems, videos and comics. It not only gives social researchers permission, but also shows them how, to write creatively.
Chapter One: Introduction
Definitions
Synergies: Between Creative Writing and Social Research
What Follows
Chapter Two: Doing Creative Writing
Introduction
Doing It Yourself: Getting Started
Putting Yourself in the Picture
Observation and Description
Stories and Storying
Writing about Ideas: Essays and Lists
Doing It Yourself: Following Through
Chapter Three: Doing Research, Generating Data, Working with Participants
Introduction
Getting Started: Participatory Creative Writing for Social Research
Workshops and Groups
Working with Individuals
Data and findings: Process and Product
Chapter Four: Exploring and Articulating Findings
Introduction
Data Analysis Dissemination
Finding and Telling Stories: Storying
Chapter 5: Searching and Queer(ing) Writing
Searching
Queer(ing) Writing
