Author ORCID Identifier
Cristina Valencia Mazzanti: 0000-0002-5110-6628
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2023
Publication Title
Qualitative Research
Abstract
This article considers the ontology of theory as a shaping phenomenon in qualitative research by opening up its intersection with artistic dimensions of knowing and knowledge. We argue that the plurality of practices and perspectives for research hinges on what theory is understood to be. Thus, rather than approaching theory as something predefined, we draw on conceptualizations of the experience of art to articulate the being of theory as an aesthetic renewal of a shared human movement of becoming. We then illuminate theory’s potential as a multidimensional artful being by engaging with a subset of photographs of street art collected in Colombia.
Keywords
Theory, theorizing, art, aesthetics, ontology, qualitative research
Volume
23
Issue
5
First Page
1359
Last Page
1377
DOI
10.1177/14687941221096595
Rights
© The Author(s) 2022
Recommended Citation
Valencia Mazzanti, Cristina, "The Borders of Theory: Towards an Artful Ontology of Knowing in Qualitative Research" (2023). Education and Child Study: Faculty Publications, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/edc_facpubs/24
Comments
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