Zines as Method: DIY in Qualitative Research
Location
1053
Format Type
Paper
Format Type
Paper
Start Date
January 2016
End Date
January 2016
Abstract
The zine (pronounced "zeen") is a hand made, self distributed booklet creation, which In the words of maker Alex Wrekk, is made by "a diverse spectrum of people throughout the world from all ages and walks of life." (Stolen Sharpie Revolution). Patricia Leavy has stressed the importance of "methodological write-ups" in the use of the arts in qualitative research (Keynote, TQR 2015) and in that spirit, I will present a few case studies of "zines as method" sampled from my ongoing research on invasive species and weeds. Zine templates will be provided at this session as well as zine resources for teaching and learning.
Zines as Method: DIY in Qualitative Research
1053
The zine (pronounced "zeen") is a hand made, self distributed booklet creation, which In the words of maker Alex Wrekk, is made by "a diverse spectrum of people throughout the world from all ages and walks of life." (Stolen Sharpie Revolution). Patricia Leavy has stressed the importance of "methodological write-ups" in the use of the arts in qualitative research (Keynote, TQR 2015) and in that spirit, I will present a few case studies of "zines as method" sampled from my ongoing research on invasive species and weeds. Zine templates will be provided at this session as well as zine resources for teaching and learning.
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BIO: sam smiley's intersectional identities include media artist and educator, forager, and gardener. She is also a doctoral student at Tilburg University through the Taos Institute. Her dissertation is called "From Ornamental to Invasive: The Secret Lives of Weeds" in which she explores weed and plant subjectivity. She is using STS (science, technology and society), cultural studies, history of science and arts based research to do a historiography of the development of japanese knotweed and kudzu as "invasive species". She lives in Somerville and Provincetown, Massachusetts and is growing basil, tomatos, peas, collards, and purslane in a garden plot at B-Street Community Gardens in Provincetown.