Click ‘non-textual output’: Arts-based practice-research

Jackie Batey

doi:10.18848/2691-1507/CGP/v22i01/33-51

Click ‘non-textual output’: Arts-based practice-research

Jackie Batey

Centre of Excellence for Heritage Innovation

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Abstract

This paper explores arts-based practice research from the perspective of a UK University. In this context, Practice Research is still fraught with complexity that can result in communication issues. It can be challenging to confidently share insights and developments with readers outside of one’s discipline. There can be an overwhelming feeling of having to justify the value of one’s practice and over-explain every element to underline its worth. But what does Practice Research offer us and how can we, in the Arts, effectively communicate this to the broader academic community and beyond? Is there really a difference between practice-based and practice-led research or are there other ways to describe and share what we (academic practitioners) are creating? This paper will draw on specific examples from UK institutions to see how various challenges of communication and justification have been addressed at PhD level, through national research audits of academic staff, which also include considerations of the University research environment. I will discuss examples of successful practice-based research outputs from the University of Portsmouth that were part of the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) a National published research government audit of UK academic institutions. I will show examples of how visual practitioners have contextualized their research outputs so that they can be ‘effectively shared’.

Title: Click “Non-Textual Output”: Arts-Based Practice-Research
Author(s): Jac C. Batey orcidid_logo
Publisher: Common Ground Research Networks
Collection: Common Ground Research Networks
Series: Information, Medium & Society
Journal Title: Information, Medium, and Society: Journal of Publishing Studies
Keywords: Practice-Based Research, Practice-Based PhD, Arts Research, Practice-Led Research, Research Impact, Zines
Volume: 22
Issue: 1
Date: June 30, 2023
ISSN: 2691-1507 (Print)
ISSN: 2691-1515 (Online)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18848/2691-1507/CGP/v22i01/33-51
Citation: Batey, Jac C. C. 2023. "Click “Non-Textual Output”: Arts-Based Practice-Research." Information, Medium, and Society: Journal of Publishing Studies 22 (1): 33-51. doi:10.18848/2691-1507/CGP/v22i01/33-51.
Extent: 19 pages

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	33-51
Journal	Information, Medium, and Society: Journal of Publishing Studies
Volume	22
Issue number	1
Early online date	29 Jan 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.18848/2691-1507/CGP/v22i01/33-51
Publication status	Published - 30 Jun 2024

Keywords

practice as research
practice based PhDs
illustration
zines
practice based
arts-based methods
Academic journals
REF
arts impact

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Click ‘Non-Textual Output’: Arts Based Practice-Research
Batey, J., 30 Jun 2023.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Unmaking (Austrian Cultural Forum)
Mendonca Guterres Torres, L. & Denegri, D. (Curator), 9 Feb 2017
Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition

Open Access

The Use of Gold in Contemporary Artists' Books: Continuing the Traditions of using Gold or Golden Materials in the Book
Savage, J. (Author), Batey, J. (Supervisor), Igoe, E. (Supervisor) & Gumtau, S. (Supervisor), 9 Dec 2022
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis

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The safe cigarette: visual strategies of reassurance in American advertisements for cigarettes - 1945-1964
Batey, J. (Author), 2003
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis

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1 Examination

External Examiner for PhD VIVA
Batey, J. (Examiner)
18 Oct 2024
Activity: Examination and External Supervision types › Examination

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Click ‘non-textual output’: Arts-based practice-research

Abstract

Keywords

UN SDGs

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Research output

Click ‘Non-Textual Output’: Arts Based Practice-Research

Unmaking (Austrian Cultural Forum)

Student theses

The Use of Gold in Contemporary Artists' Books: Continuing the Traditions of using Gold or Golden Materials in the Book

The safe cigarette: visual strategies of reassurance in American advertisements for cigarettes - 1945-1964

Activities

External Examiner for PhD VIVA

Cite this