APRIL ACTION!

Well we had a really great productive group tutorial covering a lot of ground! It was really fantastic hearing about Hopal’s journey into Module 3 shedding light and sharing advice. She spoke about how she was doing two things at once: the research, how she uses the data and then how she backs it up. Being a novice researcher is like learning a new language and we are introduced in society with research through mainly quantitative modes in newspapers and how were using more of a qualitative approach like social science.

Adesola also suggested to us to compare our inquiries like a presentation to an arts council for funding this is a really good course of action to follow. Then continued to talk about “mapping the idea out” or a fence round the area/field and how were using the data to draw a picture and how other people we incorporate into the research; their fencing of the area could be completely different.

Whilst interviewing people Adesola and Hopal shared that they experience not to stop people on speaking about something if at the time they seem to drift off on a tangent as you never know if it could be useful in the future- leading to a recurring theme or a new identified phenomena/link.)

Mary, and me I feel both found it useful having “the artefact” explained to us in regards to module three. We spoke about embodiment and how sometimes especially in dance words can sometimes not be enough and how the artefact can act as a vehicle to connect our practise and illustrate our work beyond words on a page. I for one am pro anything with the argument of submission of practise as research in the arts within academia and the many possibilities of this and also how it weaves into my proposal planning.

Adesola spoke about Module Three being a 12 week 3 step process being: Data Gathering, Analysis and then Creating/Writing. Knowing what is coming next has helped me with the Gant chart and logistical concerns of administration. I feel my proposal itself is coming together and really do find it as a process of layering and also I love the constant re-moulding of my work.

I will be posting a group discussion on Linked-In on Jazz Dance and would love everyone to participate. I read The Alchemist this week I highly recommend it and I leave you with a citation:

“There is only one way to learn,” the alchemist answered. “It’s through ACTION!” – COELHO P (2005) KINDLE LOCATION: 1523