Using Drawing and Doodling to Deepen Intersubjectivity in the Interview Process

• In Event: 14.044 - Roundtable Session 2
  In Roundtable Session: 14.044-22 - Arts-Based Research: Moving Beyond Spoken Words in Qualitative Research

Abstract

This paper describes, compares, and discusses the purposive use of drawing and doodling to facilitate trust, rapport, and inter-subjectivity in the interview process. Drawing from two independent research studies, we examine how this method fits within qualitative research and explore ways in which drawings in these studies provided a unique way of understanding an individual’s inter-subjective phenomenological experience (Bourdieu & Wacquant, 1992). We frame our analysis and discussion to address the research question, “What do drawing and doodling contribute to interviews.” We conclude with suggestions for effective use of drawing and doodling, defined as spontaneous drawing, to help prime engagement and, deter distractedness, deepen insight, and to ultimately enhance meaning makingdeepen inter-subjectivity during the interview process.

Authors

• Jen Katz-Buonincontro, Drexel University

• Joy C. Phillips, Educational Research Consultant