Doing Creative Work
from Your Political Body


A Process and Guide for Practice-led Research
by Myriam D. Diatta





TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgments
Introduction
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6


PART ONEThe framework equips you with language to talk about and assert your footing with practice and theory. 


CHAPTER ONE 1. What Is At Stake?
2. Core Concepts

CHAPTER TWO1. “Doing Theory” in the Everyday
2. “Doing Theory” in the Studio
3. A Framework For “Doing Theory” in the Studio
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60


INTERLUDE
The Interlude features interviews with 8 artists on how they work between practice and theory.


PART TWO
The demonstration reveals a repeatable four-step process and models ways of working with theory. 


CHAPTER THREE 1. Defining My Parallel Practice
2. Methods for My Parallel Practice
3. Areas of My Practice

CHAPTER FOUR a. Using Reflexive Writing
b. Using Reflexive Model Making
c. Using Both Reflexive Writing and Model Making

CHAPTER FIVE 1. What It Took
2. Revisiting What Is At Stake
3. Practice-led Research
4. By Whom, for Whom?

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PART THREE
The guide provides a sequence of hands-on prompts to attend to the inner workings of your own practice.


CHAPTER SIX What Is This Guide?
Preparing
Skill 1
Skill 2
Skill 3
Skill 4
Exiting
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368
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410


References
Index
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423

 
 









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