There is a chance: songwriting for hope as critical qualitative research

David Carless

doi:10.1177/1940844720978763

There is a chance: songwriting for hope as critical qualitative research

David Carless^*

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School of Health and Life Sciences

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Abstract

How to sustain hope amidst loss during repressive times? It may not be enough to voice the words “there is a chance”. But can the act of writing a song, of singing that song, of making a noise, constitute a commitment towards ensuring that there is a chance?

Original language	English
Number of pages	4
Journal	International Review of Qualitative Research.
Early online date	10 Dec 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1940844720978763
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 10 Dec 2020

Keywords

critical arts-based research
hope
loss
performance autoethnography
songwriting

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