New Orleans is a city of beautiful contradictions; evidenced by its street names. New Orleans crosses with Hope; Pleasure and Duels. Religious couples with Nuns; Market and Race. Music; Arts and Painters are parallel. New Orleans enfolds its denizens in the protection of saints; the artistry of Muses and the bravery of military leaders. The citys street names are inseparable from its diverse history. They serve as guideposts as well as a narrative that braid its pride; wit and seedier history into a complex web that to this day simultaneously joins and shows the cracks within the city. Learn about Bourbons royal lineage; the magnitude of Napoleons influence; how Tchoupitoulass history is just as long and vexing as its spelling and why mispronouncing such streets as Burgundy; Calliope and Socrates doesnt mean you are incorrect--it just means you are local Told with precision and photos as vibrant; irreverent and memorable as La Nouvelle Orleans itself; author Sally Asher delivers an updated and reinvented look at the city that care forgot.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Getting Back to the Art in ResearchBy curlygrlThis book was one of the assigned texts in the art therapy research class I am taking now. Although I have chosen to become an art therapist; I still have years of traditional thinking to work out of my system...on what kind of output (research; in this case) has value. This includes a tendency to think of research as most important when it is of the quantitative variety. Some people may see nothing problematic in this; but as a budding art therapist; I find this to be one of my deficits. I need to really embrace the art process and the possibilities for investigating it in various kinds of research...think outside the box; if you will. And I found this book to be fantastic when used to that end. While reading each chapter; I found myself pausing to reflect on new ideas that had come to mind on what I could choose to research; inspired by McNiffs writing. And if that werent enough; the last chapter is full of more suggestions for areas of study. True; this book was first published 10 years ago; so one ought to check for new developments in the literature before committing oneself to a specific topic. But this book jump started my brain in a way that I knew I needed; and for that I thought it was worth every minute I spent reading it.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Narrowly focused on art therapy researchBy Katherine CudneyI recognize that McNiff is a pioneer in art therapy and advocates for emergent research methods in art therapy; however; the title; Art-Based Research; led me to think he may have widened the lens to include research in the arts at large. The book is good; as are most of McNiffs offerings; I was merely hoping for a broader view.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great resource!By Cheri WeberGreat book; very informative helpful in research conducted through the arts . Shaun really knows how to clarify the validity of arts based research
