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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"visual research methods"”.
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The search for hybrid tectonics in contemporary African architecture: encounters between the global and the local
… was interrogated as a case study using mixed methods consisting of literature reviews, the identification, investigation and cataloguing of works, and the analysis of key projects through primary sources and visual research methods. The literature review explored different positions related to …
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Visually Re-membering the Eastside: Trajectories of Belonging and Displacement in Austin
… to developers as property values increase. This research explores the effects of these pressures and losses in the day-to-day lives of residents who are most vulnerable through visual and anthropologically-informed methods. Through the visual approaches of photovoice and social mapping, this …
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Artistry in Social Science Research
This interpretive research study is an inquiry into social science researchers’ aesthetic practices in relation with photographic-based research practices. Specifically, it is an hermeneutic study that probes their experiences of practice careers and trajectories of practitioners in relation to …
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Memories, material culture, and methodology: employing multiple filmic formats, forms, and informal archives in anthropological research among Zimbabwean migrant women
… my engagement with traditional ethnographic research methods, unconventional visual research methods, and working with informal archives, such as found 8mm footage, Super 8mm footage, and YouTube videos I have spent four years researching the crossroads of memories and material culture in …
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Visualising the Transexual Self: Photography, Strategies, and Identities
This study explores the role of the visual world in negotiations of gender, selfimage, the body, and the social domain, and the impact this has on the visualisation of transsexual gender identities. These issues are brought into sharp analytical focus through the personal experiences of transsexual …
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The Vital Role of Crowdfunding and Social Media in Establishing an Art Career: A ‘How To’
This research project focuses on whether and how social media and crowdfunding platforms have changed the relationships that artists and creators have with their audience members, their creative works, their peers, their professional role identities, and the art market generally. Primarily, I offer …
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Through Their Own Eyes: Exploring New Mexico High School Students' Perceptions of the Influences on Their Food Practices
… that have led to unhealthy dietary habits, this research aims to contribute to the understanding of the interplay between food, culture, and communication in order to inform health communication and nutrition education interventions and public policy strategies to promote healthy eating behavior …
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Rugby Union Men: Body Concerns
Existing research shows that increasing numbers of young men are dissatisfied with the appearance of their bodies and that men will use sport and health-related sports acts to conceal these concerns from others. Accordingly, men’s body dissatisfactions are documented less frequently because the …
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Residencies with Resonance: A case for pragmatism in design-led concept development
… by pragmatist John Dewey to shape this design research endeavour. Dewey’s pragmatism can be understood as an embodiment of inquiry: the objective is not to define the properties of reality, but to understand that inquiry is an active and participatory approach, with the purpose of gaining …