Applying Body Mapping in Research

This book provides an overview of the innovative, arts-based research method of Body Mapping and offers a snapshot of the field.

Katherine M. Boydell is Head of the AKT (Arts-Based Knowledge Translation) Lab at the Black Dog Institute and Director of Knowledge Translation, Sydney Partnership for Health Education Research and Enterprise, Australia.

Foreword by Jane X. Solomon  Introduction  Chapter 1 - Applying body mapping to research with marginalised and vulnerable groups  Chapter 2 - Mapping conversations: body maps as relational objects in groups and dialogues  Chapter 3 - Representations of complex trauma: body maps as a narrative mosaic  Chapter 4 - Body mapping in process: observing how participants represent experiences of anxiety  Chapter 5 - The logistics of making and preserving body maps as research data  Chapter 6 - Meaning-making and research rigour: approaches to the synthesis of multiple data sources in body mapping  Chapter 7 - Development of a web-based body mapping application  Chapter 8 - Body mapping and virtual reality  Chapter 9 - Wearable technology and body mapping  Chapter 10 - Audience response to the dissemination of body mapping research via installation art  Chapter 11 - Real-world integration: body maps as a planning tool  Concluding remarks: remembering the body