Advocating for the Use of Poetry and Mixed Media Work in Analytic Processes

Authors

Jason D. DeHart, University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleFollow

Abstract

As part of my analytical process of looking at data collected from a pilot study on the use of film in the classroom, I discovered that I had the space to engage in a creative analysis process. In this article, I propose that creative methods be employed when analyzing data. An arts-based approach to research (Barone & Eisner, 1997) led to two creative products for my research: Poetry, which has been used with research in the past (Cahnmann, 2003; McCullis, 2013) and mixed media. This article explores relevant literature about integrating poetry and other arts into analysis and serves to advocate for an arts-based process when trying to understand and represent study data.

Keywords

Arts-Based Research, Poetry, Mixed Media, Qualitative Research, Analysis

Author Bio(s)

Jason D. DeHart is the doctoral candidate at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. DeHart teaches courses as an adjunct professor at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, and was a middle grades English teacher for eight years. Correspondence regarding this article can be addressed directly to: jdehart@vols.utk.edu.

Publication Date

4-22-2019

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2019.3454

Recommended APA Citation

DeHart, J. D. (2019). Advocating for the Use of Poetry and Mixed Media Work in Analytic Processes. The Qualitative Report, 24(4), 846-853. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2019.3454