Potentials for cancer survivors
Experimentation with the popular expressive arts of drumming, mask-making and voice activation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12917036 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth Quinlan (0000-0003-0267-0414, University of Saskatchewan, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 262-271 |
| Publication date | 2015-11-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Arts & Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1753-3015 • E-ISSN: 1753-3023 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17533015.2015.1078824 |
| OpenAlex | W2133962913 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
The Creative Practices for People with Cancer is a research team experimenting with the popular arts for purpose of improving survivors’ quality of life. Popular expressive art forms (e.g. drumming and mask-making) are assessed for their potential value for cancer survivors via surveyed team members and a “sculpting” session. Two themes, social cohesion and new self-identities, emerged from the team’s experimentation with the popular, expressive arts. Our experimentation with the popular arts as embodied forms of self-exploration confirms their potential to counter the dominant ideology of cancer as associated with an inevitability of diminished bodies and attenuated selfhoods
Aesthetics · Art · Embodied cognition · Ideology · Sociology · The arts · Visual arts · Art Education and Development · Art Therapy and Mental Health · Computer Science · Music Therapy and Health · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |