1. New Lines of Inquiry: Arts-based Research for Bridging Cultures
General intro – specifically ISP creative projects – as process / study of art

2. Arts-based Research for Bridging Cultures
WHAT IS ARTS-BASED RESEARCH ?
… BUT IS IT RESEARCH?
APPLICATIONS AND RELEVANCE IN ARTS / HUMANITIES & CROSS-CULTURAL CONTEXTS
EXAMPLES
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3. WHAT IS ARTS-BASED RESEARCH ?

4. … BUT IS IT RESEARCH?

5. RELEVANCE for International Education & Cross-Cultural study contexts
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6. EXAMPLES study of Czech absurdist plays
– creative work: absurdist script (theater major)
study of Czech fairy tales written in samizdat
– creative work: fairy tale based upon studies (english major)
study of architecture of Prague’s main train station
-- creative work: photo essay / documentation (architecture major)
work with Carpathian mountains community NGO (art major)
-- creative work: three rugs made on 19th-century weaving loom; baskets and other objects

7. ISP – student research models utilizing the arts
traditional / scholarship ….the project requires standard research (archives, texts, catalogues in English) and visual arts or performance analyses; but relies heavily upon other methods (interviews etc.)
art as social studies research tool (ABR) …. creative work as a primary mode of inquiry, combined with traditional qualitative methods to investigate contemporary social or historical issue.
art on art …. creative work as a tool to investigate visual arts, performance, or literary history.
art – straight up Creative work – artistic practice. Visual or performance art, creative writing or photography studio work in which the primary outcome is visual or written work prepared for exhibition or performance.
Tradtional: e.g. interviews with artists or arts managers, or more analysis of original works of art/architecture; qualitative-sociology of art. Art as research tool: Photo essays -- a series of photos with accompanying essay that includes analysis of the issue or experience; as well as a written discussion of the creative process itself. Art on Art: example: An essay on the social role of Czech puppetry combined with creation of two puppets with master puppet maker.I’m thinking in terms of visual arts / architecture history – but culture more broadly conceived also plays into the game. Work with ethno-catering; study of vietnamese community; holocaust studies – interviews with survivors. All include interview – field work where interviews inform creative process in final example

8. New Lines of Inquiry: Arts-based Research for Bridging Cultures
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General intro – specifically ISP creative projects – as process / study of art