Research-Creation in Music and the Arts

Name: Research-Creation in Music and the Arts
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Since the 1970s, the landscape of higher education and research has been considerably altered by the integration of the arts within the university environment. Even though a form of research is inherent to artistic creation, the creative process is not comparable to the established procedures involved in academic research. As such, how can the imperatives of intellectual (and sometimes restrictive) rigour characteristic of scholarly endeavours be reconciled with the more explorative and intuitive approach of artistic creation? The concept of 'research-creation' allows artists and scholars to collaborate on a common project, acknowledging each participant\u2019s expertise in the production of an artistic work that either generates theoretical reflections or has emerged from academic research. This fully revised and updated translation of Sophie St\u00E9vance and Serge Lacasse\u2019s original French book offers an overview of the historical, political, social, cultural and academic con.