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Being an Artist : = A Psychological Narrative Study of Artists' Identity Formation Through Life Stories.

Record Type:	Language materials, manuscript : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Being an Artist :/
Reminder of title:	A Psychological Narrative Study of Artists' Identity Formation Through Life Stories.
Author:	Buchmeier, Melissa.
Description:	1 online resource (130 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-02(E), Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International79-02B(E).
Subject:	Clinical psychology. -
Online resource:	click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9780355240399

Being an Artist : = A Psychological Narrative Study of Artists' Identity Formation Through Life Stories.
Buchmeier, Melissa.

Being an Artist :A Psychological Narrative Study of Artists' Identity Formation Through Life Stories. - 1 online resource (130 pages)

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-02(E), Section: B.

Thesis (Psy.D.)--The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2017.

Includes bibliographical references

Artists are known for their unconventional ways. It is this unconventional way of being that invites speculation about who artists are, collectively. The field of psychology has long sought to explain artists in an effort to understand them. Theories regarding artists originated from psychoanalytic perspectives and have evolved over time based on creativity, motivation, pathology, personality, and functioning. Although the literature has advanced our understanding of the artist's condition, the lived experiences of unrenowned, contemporary artists are a source of understanding what it means to identify as an artist that has yet to be thoroughly studied. The power of narratives has been noted in the literature discussing the relationship between storytelling and identity, for identities are embedded in the stories people tell about themselves and their lives. This inquiry utilized a narrative approach to explore artists' identity formation in the context of their life stories. What it means to be an artist, in the lived sense of the voiced identity, was studied by exploring the implications of designating oneself an artist and how such an identity is reflected in artists' life stories. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with four professional visual artists recruited from the Chicago Arts District. Participants responded to questions informed by the literature eliciting descriptive, story-like responses in accordance with a narrative approach to inquiry. Thematic analysis and visual analysis were employed in analyzing the data using a case-centered approach to narrative study. This involved leaving the descriptive narratives intact and interpreting the overarching meaning of artists' stories and their artworks. Relevant findings and clinical implications are discussed, limitations of the study are identified, and recommendations for further research are provided.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2018

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9780355240399Subjects--Topical Terms:

649607
Clinical psychology.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

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