Use of Drawings in Social Change Research
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- ISBN 9781032753676
- Dimensions: 174 x 246mm
- Publication Date: 30 Jun 2026
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The Use of Drawings in Social Change Research is a practice-oriented guide to draw-and-write and draw-and-talk methods in qualitative research. It offers a clear, structured account of how drawing, paired with participant explanation, can be used to generate and interpret visual–narrative data in research concerned with social change. Grounded in applied work, the book demonstrates how these methods operate across diverse social, cultural, and institutional settings.
The book provides step-by-step guidance on designing prompts, supporting participants, and analysing drawings alongside written or spoken accounts. It addresses ethical questions of consent, power, language, and dissemination, equipping readers to work responsibly with visual material. Contributions from scholars working internationally show how drawing practices can surface nuanced accounts of lived experience across age groups, disciplines, and research aims. The final section extends the methodology into emerging areas, including creative and embodied approaches, comics-based research, and AI-supported practices.
This book is written for researchers, practitioners, and postgraduate students engaged in qualitative, arts-based, participatory, educational, health, or child-centred research, particularly those working on issues of social justice and social change.
Linda Theron is Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, and affiliated with Optentia Research Unit at North-West University.
Diane Levine is Assistant Lecturer at the University of Leicester in the U.K., and affiliated with the Centre for Social Development in Africa at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Claudia Mitchell is Distinguished James McGill Professor at McGill University in Canada and an Honorary Professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
