The Sweetest Distraction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2385520 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter De Vries (0000-0001-9710-8752, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia,) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 220-223 |
| Publication date | 2011-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1077-8004 • E-ISSN: 1552-7565 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1077800410393890 |
| OpenAlex | W2106882909 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 16 |
Two poems are the centerpiece of this article, the first exploring the meaning and role of music in the life of Irene, a 67-year-old. Irene is one of nine older Australians (aged 63-79) who were interviewed for multiple case studies examining the meaning and role of music in the lives of older Australians. As I analyzed the interview material to draw out central themes of each participant's lived musical experience, I became acutely aware that Irene's words were filled with lyricism, rhythm, and metaphor unlike the words coming from the other participants. This led me to writing a narrative poem using Irene's words as the content of the poem. The rationale for using this particular type of poem to re-present empirical material will be discussed, along with an autoethnographic poem that presents my experience as a researcher with Irene, and subsequently as a musician with Irene. This poem begins to explore the blurring of my roles as researcher with Irene, musician with Irene, and being a friend to Irene
Aesthetics · Art · Autoethnography · Content (measure theory · Distraction · Linguistics · Literature · Lyricism · Meaning (existential · Metaphor · Narrative · Poetry · Sociology · Visual arts · Art Therapy and Mental Health · Diverse Music Education Insights · Gender Studies · Music Therapy and Health · Philosophy · Psychology
The Spoken Word and the Work of Interpretation
And as I go, I love to sing
Sir
Poetic Representations in Sport and Physical Education
The question of quality and qualifications
The Craft, Practice, and Possibility of Poetry in Educational Research
Interpretive Ethnography
The meaning of music in the lives of older people
It's (Being an) Academic
That Rare Feeling
Poking Around Poetically
Poetics, Dramatics, and Transgressive Validity
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |