scholarly journals Conceptualising and researching the body in digital contexts: towards new methodological conversations across the arts and social sciences

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carey Jewitt ◽  
Sara Price ◽  
Anna Xambo Sedo
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
The Body ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
The Gaze ◽  
The Arts ◽  
The Social

The turn to the body in social sciences has intensified the gaze of qualitative research on bodily matters and embodied relations and made the body a significant object of reflection, bringing new focus on and debates around the direction of methodological advances. This article contributes to these debates in three ways: 1) we explore the potential synergies across the social sciences and arts to inform the conceptualization of the body in digital contexts; 2) we point to ways qualitative research can engage with ideas from the arts towards more inclusive methods; and 3) we offer three themes with which to interrogate and re-imagine the body: its fragmenting and zoning, its sensory and material qualities, and its boundaries. We draw on the findings of an ethnographic study of the research ecologies of six research groups in the arts and social sciences concerned with the body in digital contexts to discuss the synergetic potential of these themes and how they could be mobilized for qualitative research on the body in digital contexts. We conclude that engaging with the arts brings potential to reinvigorate and extend the methodological repertoire of qualitative social science in ways that are pertinent to the current re-thinking of the body, its materiality and boundaries.

scholarly journals Freeing the Elephant-eating Boa: Theorizing Children in Philippine Social Science Research

Plaridel ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-206
Author(s):  
Cheeno Marlo del Mundo Sayuno
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Active Role ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
The Body ◽  
Childhood Studies ◽  
The Arts ◽  
The Social

Both the child character and the child audience contribute significantly to the body of research on childhood studies. How children think, learn, and behave have been researched in many studies on psychology and education. Meanwhile, the social sciences have also become a home for childhood studies due to the richness of content for children in broadcast and print, which is the focus of this literature review. The paper explores how children are theorized in social sciences in the Philippines. Through a survey of prominent journals such as Plaridel, Humanities Diliman, Social Science Diliman, and Kritika Kultura, this paper identifies the discursive roles that children play in research concerning their communicative styles, and text and media consumption. In addition, the paper also analyzes how children are represented in literature on childhood studies. This review encourages providing a more active role for children in research and literary works about and for them published in the social sciences, the arts, and the humanities. Children can have a wide and insightful imagination the way the Little Prince has. Children are not petty participants. Children matter. Children are powerful.

scholarly journals Editorial Foreword

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. viii-viii
Author(s):  
Muhamad Abdul Aziz Ab Gani ◽  
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Ishak Ramli ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Editorial Boards ◽  
The Arts ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Art Design ◽  
Global Initiatives

We are very pleased that IDEALOGY JOURNAL, Journal of Arts and Social Science is presenting its 6th volume and 2nd issue. We are also very excited that the journal has been attracting papers from a variety of advanced and emerging countries such as Indonesia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, etc. The variety of submissions from such countries will help the aimed global initiatives of the journal. We are also delighted that the researchers from the Arts and Social Science fields demonstrate an interest to share their research with the readers of this journal. This issue of Journal of Arts and Social Science contains five outstanding articles which shed light on contemporary research questions in arts and social science fields. All the 13 papers of this issue studies the are discussing about culture, art, design, technology, creativity and art & design innovation. There is also discussion about art, design and culture in various area. In this issue, most of the articles are discussing on the topic of arts and the social science. In social science it is very important to have a combination of different discipline to ensure the survival of knowledge. By combining knowledge from different fields, it could produce new innovation that could lead to solutions to many important problems or issues. Hence Idealogy Journal of Arts and Social Sciences is a platform for many fields of knowledge to share research findings as well as literatures. As we were aware at the first issue, a journal needs commitment, not only from editors but also from editorial boards and the contributors. Without the support of our editorial board, we would not dare to start and continue. Special thanks, also, go to the contributors of the journal for their trust, patience and timely revisions. We continue welcome article submissions in all fields of arts and social sciences.

scholarly journals Social Science, Philosophy and Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-155
Author(s):  
Robin Barrow
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Arts And Humanities ◽  
The Arts ◽  
The Social ◽  
Science Philosophy ◽  
Individual Success

This essay argues for the urgent need for philosophy as the necessary first step in any educational undertaking. Philosophy is involved with making fine distinctions which are necessary to clarify concepts and terms. The paper focuses primarily on the problems with an overreliance on scientific research in the social sciences, with special emphasis on the dangers posed in educational research. Three specific problems are identified. First, the emphasis on scientific research downgrades non-scientific research, which may be more appropriate as modes of inquiry in many aspects of education. Second, the emphasis on scientific research distorts research in areas such as the arts and humanities because individual success as a scholar is largely measured by criteria that make sense in the natural sciences but not necessarily in the arts. Third, and most significantly, the paper questions whether social action and interaction can be investigated in a truly scientific manner.

Editorial

2011 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 4-4
Author(s):  
Nicholas Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Citation Index ◽  
Social Science Citation Index ◽  
Bibliographic Database ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
The Arts ◽  
The Social

Three years ago Maarten Cleeren from Elsevier in the Netherlands wrote about Open House International as a fine journal stating that “ in recognition of the high quality and relevance to the scientific community of Open House International we are pleased to inform you that your publication has been selected for coverage in the Elsevier Bibliographic Database Scopus as of 2007”. This was therefore added to our two other database connections namely EBSCO PUBLISHING and Thomsons ISI database including all their products, The Social Science Citation Index, (SSCI,) the Arts & Humanities Citation Index, (A&HCI), Social Scisearch, Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences,(CC/S&BS) and the Current Contents/Arts & Humanities, (CC/A&H) and Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition.

Editorial

2007 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-6
Author(s):  
Nicholas Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Science Citation Index ◽  
Citation Index ◽  
Social Science Citation Index ◽  
Rigorous Approach ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
The Arts ◽  
The Social

2006 was our 30th year of publication - quite a feat considering that our financial muscle is dependent on a relatively small group of subscribers and seven institutional subscribers. Like a poor distant Elsevier relative we had no cash to have a party or to give away subscriptions but we did look around and say that we had achieved a lot with some color issues, a web site and some double length issues. In 2006, Open House International was covered by the Thomson ISI products namely, The Social Science Citation Index, The Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Social Sci-Search, Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences, Current Contents/Arts & Humanities and Journal Citation Reports / Social Sciences Edition. This was a kind of 30th birthday present. It must not be overlooked that this success was not without the unfailing support of our Board of Editors (referees) and guest editors of theme issues who have maintained the highest standards of editing through their rigorous approach to the written words of authors and to referencing and citation levels of author's manuscripts. My job, more managerial by nature, has been and still is to ensure that timely publication is maintained and that a healthy flow of quality articles is achieved. Without all these attributes citation index rating cannot be considered.

scholarly journals To Engage Research Critically : A Review of Kerry Howell ’s The Philosophy of Methodology

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allyson Larkin
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Social Theory ◽  
Conceptual Knowledge ◽  
Science Inquiry ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research Demands ◽  
Desk Reference

The turn to philosophical grounding in qualitative research demands a depth of historical and conceptual knowledge that many trained in the social sciences may lack. Kerry Howell ’ s A Philosophy of Methodology is a concise and useful guide to the key developments in Western epistemology then linking philosophical thought to social theory and paradigm of inquiry. For the novice researcher or graduate student, this book is an excellent desk reference, however there are several omissions, including feminism, which renders it a less - than - complete guide to the role of epistemology in social science inquiry.

scholarly journals Towards equality: joining forces with arts and culture in the struggle for change in migration societies

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wiebke Sievers
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Process Of Change ◽  
Migration Research ◽  
The Arts ◽  
The Social ◽  
Arts And Culture

AbstractThere is a tendency in migration research to view artistic and cultural practices of immigrants and their descendants as well as the research of such practices as less relevant for our understanding of migration. This explains why it has long been a neglected area of research in the social sciences, as Marco Martiniello explains in his contribution to this volume. The present article argues that drawing such boundaries prevents us from seeing the joint aims not only of migration research in the social sciences and the humanities, but also of this research and the arts. It prevents us from seeing the potential of joining forces in our struggle for change towards more equal societies. The article explains how social science research and artistic and cultural practices can be regarded as two supplementary methods of struggling for equality that together have a greater chance of reaching this aim. Artistic and cultural practices contribute perspectives for changing community narratives to this process of change. These are essential for political and social change as they are championed in the social sciences.

scholarly journals TINJAUAN ATAS PERKEMBANGAN PENDIDIKAN KEWARGANEGARAAN DALAM RUMPUN ILMU SOSIAL

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-54
Author(s):  
Nastiti Mufidah
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Citizenship Education ◽  
The Social

The development of Citizenship Education is inseparable from the various other sciences that support it, including various sciences that come from the social sciences family. This article was written aimed at exposing the development of Citizenship Education in the social sciences, especially sociology and history, as well as the social sciences of humanities, namely political science and law. The development of Citizenship Education related to various social science families can be seen from the results of searches conducted by researchers based on reality and basic theories from experts. This research is in the form of a qualitative research with a literacy study which results in the conclusion that in its development Citizenship Education is indeed inseparable from the various sciences within the Social Sciences family as courses in Social Sciences are taught as inheritance from the Citizenship Transmission value. Social Sciences as the inheritance of the values of citizenship have the main objective in preparing students to become good citizens by using the values and culture of the nation as a foundation for developing their nation.

scholarly journals Resisting the Drive to Theorise: A Phenomenological Perspective on Social Science Research

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (22) ◽  
pp. 43-56
Author(s):  
Emma Williams
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Philosophical Tradition ◽  
Philosophical Idea ◽  
Phenomenological Philosophy ◽  
The Social ◽  
Phenomenological Perspective

This article explores predominant uses of theory in social science research in relation to the approach of phenomenological philosophy. While phenomenology is sometimes interpreted as one theoretical or methodological paradigm amongst others in the field of qualitative research, this article explores key thinkers within the philosophical tradition of phenomenology to argue that this tradition can raise challenges for predominant conceptions of research and theorizing in the social sciences and certain philosophical idea(l)s that can be connected to them. The distinctive nature of phenomenological description is outlined, and new possibilities for qualitative research are sketched. 

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