‘Second star to the right [of the universe], and straight on till morning’: Following directions and finding new ones on international journeys in creative research methods

Mannay, Dawn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7368-4111 2024. ‘Second star to the right [of the universe], and straight on till morning’: Following directions and finding new ones on international journeys in creative research methods. Presented at: International Creative Research Methods Conference II, Manchester, UK, 9-10 September 2024.

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Abstract

In the title of this talk, ‘Second star to the right, and straight on till morning’ are the directions given to Wendy Darling by Peter Pan to find Neverland, fictional characters in a fictional setting. In some ways Neverland is evocative of the imagination, innovation, and inspiration that we may associate with creative research methods. However, Neverland is also a place where we may not grow up or decentre, and growth, development and adaption are necessary to enable ethical and effective studies. Accordingly, the insertion [of the universe], borrowed from Rosie Canning’s recent doctoral thesis, is important as it takes on the salience of the new and the ability to change, making something known now different. In this talk, I reflect on some of my engagements with creative research methods, thinking through aspects of design, data production and dissemination. There is attention to what went well and where there were apparent issues to resolve, and where these issues were not immediately apparent but were realised much later, often in tandem with engaging in and with the creative practices of other researchers or re-reading more carefully something that was mis-or not fully understood. In sharing the ways in which I followed directions and found new ones, I hope to communicate the learning in the finding and to encourage an openness to the novel and a respect for the underlying texts and practices which enable our contemporary engagements with creative research methods.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Keynote)
Status:	Unpublished
Schools:	Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	creative methods; sandboxing; ethics; qualitative research; visual research
Last Modified:	03 Oct 2024 14:18
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/172037

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