It's a Leap of Faith, Writing a Song

Abstract

In this article I offer stories and reflections around my experiences of writing songs as a way of doing arts-based and performative research. In particular, I explore how we, as an academic community, respond to each other's critical, reflexive work. I write to stimulate reflection and discussion among readers about how best to—and how not to—respond to these forms of scholarship. I invite readers to consider the effects of their responses not only in terms of potential effects on the researchers themselves, but also on the survival and development of critical arts-based and performative methodologies.