In this presentation Dr. Patricia Leavy explains how she came to arts-based research (ABR), the limitations of traditional academic writing, the nature and strengths of ABR. She further reviews the practice of social fiction; a term she coined and practice she has helped legitimate around the world. This review will include brief discussion of the neuroscience of how we experience literature and the history of scholars adapting literary forms. She will discuss a few of her novels as examples. The presentation concludes with a review of the promise ABR and social fiction hold for the research community. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A. Dr. Patricia Leavy is an award-winning, best-selling author. She was formerly Associate Professor of Sociology, Chairperson of Sociology & Criminology, and Founding Director of Gender Studies at Stonehill College. She has published more than forty books; her work has been translated into many languages, and she has received more than one hundred book honors including USA Best Book Awards, Independent Press Awards, International Impact Book Awards, National Indie Excellence Awards, Firebird Book Awards, International Book Awards, New York City Big Book Awards, and American Fiction Awards. She has also received career awards from the New England Sociological Association, the American Creativity Association, the American Educational Research Association, the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry,and the National Art Education Association. In 2018, she was honored by the National Women’s Hall of Fame and SUNY-New Paltz established the “Patricia Leavy Award for Art and Social Justice.” She serves on the board of the London Arts-Based Research Centre.

Day: Saturday November 9th
Time: 330pm 445 pm  CET
Tuition: 68 CHF

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