Artistic Sensibility is Inherent to Research. (10th January 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ingman, Benjamin C.
• Is Part Of: International journal of qualitative methods. Volume 21(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-01-10
• Subjects: artistic sensibility -- dissemination -- representation -- arts-based research -- aesthetics -- rethinking research venues -- reconsidering research evaluation -- cultivating artistic sensibility in researchers; Qualitative research -- Periodicals; Social sciences -- Philosophy -- Periodicals; Social sciences -- Research -- Periodicals; Social sciences -- Statistical methods -- Periodicals; Qualitative Research -- Periodicals; Qualitative research; Social sciences -- Philosophy; Social sciences -- Research; Periodicals; 300.72
• DOI: 10.1177/16094069211069267
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1609-4069

Abstract

Artistic sensibility is defined in this work as the sensitivity and capacity to appreciate and act upon concerns of or pertaining to art and its production. This article contends that artistic sensibility is inherent to research. This contention is supported through three points which reveal a fourth: (1) Research requires dissemination. (2) Dissemination requires representation. (3) Representation requires artistic sensibility. These three points considered in conjunction illustrate a fourth: (4) Research requires artistic sensibility. This argument has implications for research venues, evaluations of research, and the preparation of researchers in all research disciplines. Namely, certain tenets of arts-based research may be applied to a much broader array of research methodologies. Identifying, honoring, and harnessing artistic sensibility in research has the potential to improve research products and enrich discourse.