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ERIC Number: EJ1189235
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0039-3541
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Arts-Based Research and the Discourse of Danger
Greer, G. H.; Blair, Lorrie
Studies in Art Education: A Journal of Issues and Research in Art Education, v59 n3 p243-255 2018
This study examines an archive of peer-reviewed articles in which physical, financial, and psychological harm were used metaphorically as source material to elaborate on more literal concerns about arts-based research. We examined the ways metaphoric language shapes our notions of arts-based research by asking: What social conditions are enabled by the prevalence of danger discourse in relation to arts-based research? We explored common metaphorical themes including exploration, landscape, and warfare. Three categories of metaphor are discussed: danger as a cautioning agent or direct danger; reversals of danger or metaphors that frame danger as desirable; and danger that involves the loss of legitimacy. Metaphorical danger discourse serves a number of functions: reproducing cultural norms, promoting caution, encouraging risk taking, revealing networks of institutional power, and polarizing debate. This article ends with a discussion of the implications of the use of metaphorical danger discourse in the field of art education.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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