Debra L Kalmanowitz
Biographic Data
| ID | 4640067 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Debra L Kalmanowitz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Debra L |
| FAMILY NAME | Kalmanowitz |
| SIGNATURE | KALMANOWITZ D L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2844-3167 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The paintings I make can change my life
This article looks at themes that have emerged from the work of the author over the last three decades and their resonance with ideas advanced by Shaun McNiff. The author reflects on how the thinking, writing and inspiration of McNiff have pertained to her work as an artist and art therapist with displacement, social upheaval, trauma, disaster and conflict, inside and outside of clinical settings. The three themes addressed in this article includ…
Art Therapists as Activists in Social Movements
Surveying the role of the arts in social movements offers approaches for ways in which art therapists can be collaborators in peacebuilding. A contemporary review of activist and protest art reveals four sources of inspiration for how art therapists can contribute: intentional symbols and metaphors, solidarity, memorializing, and resilience. When integrated with peacebuilding strategies, art therapists can support social movements by visualizing …
Displacement, art and shelter
This article looks at art therapy in a refugee camp in Northern Greece. Although the work in Greece is ongoing, the example represented here took place in May 2016. The notions of do no harm, psychological first aid (PFA) and Portable Studio are explored as ideas pertinent to the context of acute crisis, displacement and distress where art therapy is seen as providing a shelter
Arts-based disaster relief
Art therapy at the border
This article looks at the use of kite making and kite flying in art therapy in two border refugee camps in Europe in 2016. The authors explore the physical and psychological meaning of borders and the role that kite activity played in psychosocial support in this uncertain and frequently volatile environment, with recently arrived refugees. The kite activity is explored for its potential to enhance resilience, its capacity to connect with life be…
Art therapy and mindfulness with survivors of political violence
Participants found the Inhabited Studio culturally compatible and some of the skills they learned helpful in times of stress. This points to how this combination can contribute to building resilience. (PsycINFO Database Record
Art, imagination, Chronos and crisis
This article explores how and where the arts and imagination fit into a time of crisis. It explores the centrality of time and timing in this context and draws on some case material and pertinent theory
On the seam
This article questions the notions of fiction as truth in research and the role that visual art can play in this enquiry. Grounded in the author’s work, in the context of political violence, the article suggests that there are multiple ways of knowing, and the use of art allows for the possibility of exploring that which may be implicit, largely unspoken, and at times not easily accessible. This potential for images to make explicit that which is…
Art Therapists as Activists in Social Movements
Surveying the role of the arts in social movements offers approaches for ways in which art therapists can be collaborators in peacebuilding. A contemporary review of activist and protest art reveals four sources of inspiration for how art therapists can contribute: intentional symbols and metaphors, solidarity, memorializing, and resilience. When integrated with peacebuilding strategies, art therapists can support social movements by visualizing …
On the seam
This article questions the notions of fiction as truth in research and the role that visual art can play in this enquiry. Grounded in the author’s work, in the context of political violence, the article suggests that there are multiple ways of knowing, and the use of art allows for the possibility of exploring that which may be implicit, largely unspoken, and at times not easily accessible. This potential for images to make explicit that which is…
Art, imagination, Chronos and crisis
This article explores how and where the arts and imagination fit into a time of crisis. It explores the centrality of time and timing in this context and draws on some case material and pertinent theory
Art therapy at the border
This article looks at the use of kite making and kite flying in art therapy in two border refugee camps in Europe in 2016. The authors explore the physical and psychological meaning of borders and the role that kite activity played in psychosocial support in this uncertain and frequently volatile environment, with recently arrived refugees. The kite activity is explored for its potential to enhance resilience, its capacity to connect with life be…
Art therapy and mindfulness with survivors of political violence
Participants found the Inhabited Studio culturally compatible and some of the skills they learned helpful in times of stress. This points to how this combination can contribute to building resilience. (PsycINFO Database Record
Displacement, art and shelter
This article looks at art therapy in a refugee camp in Northern Greece. Although the work in Greece is ongoing, the example represented here took place in May 2016. The notions of do no harm, psychological first aid (PFA) and Portable Studio are explored as ideas pertinent to the context of acute crisis, displacement and distress where art therapy is seen as providing a shelter
Arts-based disaster relief
The paintings I make can change my life
This article looks at themes that have emerged from the work of the author over the last three decades and their resonance with ideas advanced by Shaun McNiff. The author reflects on how the thinking, writing and inspiration of McNiff have pertained to her work as an artist and art therapist with displacement, social upheaval, trauma, disaster and conflict, inside and outside of clinical settings. The three themes addressed in this article includ…
Art Therapists as Activists in Social Movements
Surveying the role of the arts in social movements offers approaches for ways in which art therapists can be collaborators in peacebuilding. A contemporary review of activist and protest art reveals four sources of inspiration for how art therapists can contribute: intentional symbols and metaphors, solidarity, memorializing, and resilience. When integrated with peacebuilding strategies, art therapists can support social movements by visualizing …
Art (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Art Therapy and Mental Health (6 works) · Psychotherapist (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · The arts (6 works) · Visual arts (6 works) · Aesthetics (5 works) · Art Therapy (4 works) · Political science (4 works)