Brief Contents // Preface ix // Acknowledgments xvii // 1. What Is and What Is Not Arts Based Research? 1 // 2. Why Do Arts Based Research? 13 // 3. Yes, But Is It Research? 45 // 4. Who Can Do Arts Based Research? 55 // 5. Who Can Be the Audience for Arts Based Research? 63 // 6. Can Arts Based Research Be Fictive? 101 // 7. How Might Arts Based Research Be Both // Political and Ethical? 121 // 8. What Are Some Criteria for Assessing // Arts Based Research? 145 // 9. Is There a Place for Theory in Arts Based Research? 156 // 10. What Are Some Fundamental Ideas From Arts Based // Research? 164 // References 173 // Additional Readings 177 // Index 179 // About the Authors 183