Abstract
This methodological paper considers how movement may be captured and expressed in qualitative data. Beginning with a history of movement as it has been represented in empirical studies, this paper posits that movement has been undertheorized in qualitative research (via video and photograph); theorizes movement under the Deleuzo–Bergsonian concept of duration; and wonders how movement as a kind of ‘dynamic unity’ might be expressed as visual data. Using photographs collected from a troupe of fire-manipulating circus performers, this study suggests the use of long-exposure camera technology as one practical means of thinking about movement (as duration) in qualitative research.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 42-58 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Qualitative Research |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2021 |
Keywords
- Bergson
- Deleuze
- Movement
- duration
- photographic methods