The visual matrix method in a study of death and dying: Methodological reflections

The visual matrix method is designed to elicit imagistic and associative contributions established collectively amongst participants in a group setting. In this article, a hard-to-reach area of experience – death and dying – illustrates the production of shared cultural images beyond individual expe...

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Published in:Psychoanalysis, culture & society culture & society, 2019-03, Vol.24 (1), p.31-52
Main Authors: Ramvi, Ellen, Manley, Julian, Froggett, Lynn, Liveng, Anne, Lading, Aase, Hollway, Wendy, Gripsrud, Birgitta, Haga
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropology
Art exhibits
Cultural Studies
Culture
Death & dying
Electronic mail systems
Imagination
Life transitions
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Article
Psychoanalysis
Psychotherapy
Religion
Society
Workshops
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Summary:The visual matrix method is designed to elicit imagistic and associative contributions established collectively amongst participants in a group setting. In this article, a hard-to-reach area of experience – death and dying – illustrates the production of shared cultural images beyond individual experience. Our dual purpose was to assess the suitability of the method for this challenging topic, and to understand the ways in which death figured in the imagination of the participants. Three theorists, Wilfred Bion, Alfred Lorenzer and Gilles Deleuze, enable us to theorise psychosocial processes of symbolisation beyond cognition.
ISSN:1088-0763
1543-3390
DOI:10.1057/s41282-018-0095-y