Embodied Ways of Storying the Self: A Systematic Review of Body-Mapping

Jager, Adèle de; Tewson, Anna; Ludlow, Bryn A.; Boydell, Katherine M.

doi:10.17169/fqs-17.2.2526

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“…The researcher intends to generate a multi-dimensional reference of somatic memory of the practice [9] and knowledge, which would otherwise be invisible. The findings from the study aim to contribute towards understanding the quality of data that can be considered as intermediate-level knowledge [36] in the design context of contemplative practice and compassion cultivation.…”

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“…The body map is one instrument of many in the data collection; users may share their experience with the researcher or group through conversation or writing. The researcher will then analyse the data to identify patterns of bodily experience [9], which may then inform design decisions [5,40]. In contrast, when designers/researchers use body maps to document their own bodily experience, they develop a familiarity with the tool as they refine their bodily awareness.…”

Section: Transfer Bodily Experiences Via Experientialmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Body Maps: A Generative Tool for Soma-based Design

Cochrane

Mah

Ståhl

et al. 2022

Sixteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

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Body maps are visual documents, where somatic experiences can be drawn onto a graphical representation of an outline of the human body. They hold the ability to capture complex and non-explicit emotions and somatic felt sensations, elaborating narratives that cannot be simply spoken. We present an illustrative example of "how-to" complete a body map, together with four case studies that provide examples of using body maps in design research. We identify five uses of body maps as generative tools for soma-based design, ranging from sampling bodily experience, heightening bodily self-awareness, understanding changing bodily experience over time, identifying patterns of bodily experience, and transferring somatic experiential qualities into physical designs. The different requirements for scaffolding the use of body maps in

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confidence: 99%

Section: Transfer Bodily Experiences Via Experientialmentioning

confidence: 99%

Body Maps: A Generative Tool for Soma-based Design

Cochrane

Mah

Ståhl

et al. 2022

Sixteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

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“…Merleau-Ponty (2014/1945 stated that the body is the tool by which sensorium understands the perception of oneself, of others, and between others and the world. Thus, body mapping allowed exploration of the ontologies and participants' self-perceived experiences by bringing an externalization of the consciousness on their bodies (de Jager et al, 2016). Participants expressed perceptive impulses on paper using artistic elements.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Embodiment of Traditional Partería in the Colombian Pacific Region

Suárez-Baquero

Champion

2021

Qual Health Res

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A Traditional Partera refers to a woman who assists, by traditional practices, women during gestation, birth, and reproductive life, aside of the formal health care system. Their practice, Traditional Partería, is considered a key ancestral cultural component in marginalized communities in Colombia. A comprehensive description of the essence of Colombian Traditional Partería is currently missing, and this practice is facing the loss of its body of knowledge. Here, we describe the essence of being a Colombian Traditional Partera. Eight Traditional Parteras participated in phenomenological interviews and body maps focused on their embodied conscious experience of being a Traditional Partera in Colombia. Seventeen general meaning units were identified and grouped in three embodied components (Head, Heart, and Hands) related to practice, knowledge, feelings, perceptions, context, and culture. We discuss philosophical reflections and implications of knowing other’s world perspectives, describing a sensitive triad central in the Traditional Partería practice.

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“…Body mapping is an arts-informed method that has been utilized in projects exploring individual and community health. Body mapping involves a process of creating life-size visual representations that holistically explore peoples' minds and bodies (De Jager, Tewson, Ludlow, & Boydell, 2016;Skop, 2016). Body mapping derived from Morgan's (2003) Memory Box Project at the University of Cape Town that supported South African women with HIV/AIDS in documenting their lives (Devine, 2008).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…We experienced challenges in applying many of Singh et al's (2013) recommendations for collaboration and integration with trans people. This project could have been improved by differentiating between collaboration and consultation, integrating participants in the research process, and dismantling power imbalances (Bergold & Thomas, 2012;De Jager et al, 2016). While the time spent consulting with nonbinary people in the development of the workshop was useful, it was not inherently collaborative.…”

Section: Collaboration and Integrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“A Space Where People Get It”: A Methodological Reflection of Arts-Informed Community-Based Participatory Research With Nonbinary Youth

Furman

Singh

Wilson

et al. 2019

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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This article is a methodological reflection of Bye Bye Binary, a community-based participatory research project (CBPR) that explored nonbinary youths’ experiences of identity development, engagement in activism, discrimination, and mental health in Ontario, Canada. The arts-informed method of body mapping was employed in a workshop format to garner the experiences of 10 nonbinary youth (aged 16–25), in conjunction with additional qualitative methods (i.e., individual interviews and reflective notes). Findings suggest that the body-mapping workshop fostered a safe environment that promoted idea generation, affirmation, self-exploration, and connections through a shared identity, thus creating “a space where people get it.” Methodological challenges that arose throughout the process are discussed, including engagement in art as “awkward,” barriers of limited time and funding, participant recruitment, and collaboration and integration. Lastly, the authors reflect on their learnings engaging in CBPR and provide insights into how researchers can move forward and apply these methods and processes into their own work engaging in arts-informed research or with nonbinary individuals.

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Embodied Ways of Storying the Self: A Systematic Review of Body-Mapping

Cited by 49 publications

References 69 publications

Body Maps: A Generative Tool for Soma-based Design

Body Maps: A Generative Tool for Soma-based Design

The Embodiment of Traditional Partería in the Colombian Pacific Region

“A Space Where People Get It”: A Methodological Reflection of Arts-Informed Community-Based Participatory Research With Nonbinary Youth

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