The Science of Arts Engagement by Agnieszka Wlaze? - 9781032861272

The Science of Arts EngagementRedefining Audience Research Through Psychobiological Studies of Arts Experiences\nAuthor(s): Agnieszka Wlaze?\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032861272, 978-1032861272\nSynopsis\nThis book responds to the urgent need to develop new ways of studying audience engagement with the arts in times of rapid technological and societal changes.\n\nIntegrating humanities, natural sciences, and applied research approaches, the book proposes new methods of arts engagement research. It focuses on audience experiences of engagement, branching out engagement from the facilitation of arts involvement and audience development. The book presents a mixed-methods study of the signs of engagement in audience physiology (heart rate and skin conductance), audience reflections and contextual influence of the artworks. The exploration of the dynamics of audience experiences during two virtual reality (VR) a.