Intro; Foreword; Preface; Why Write This Book?; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; About the Author; Context; 1 Social Context; Abstract; Introduction; Refugee Studies; Gender Perspectives; Words and Labels; Positionality and Key Approaches; Who Is This Book For?; Book Structure; About Me; Summary; Questions for Discussion; References; 2 Why Arts-Based Research?; Abstract; Introduction; How Are Arts-Based Methods Used?; Aims of Arts-Based Methods; The Value of Arts-Based Research; Key Tensions; Relevance to Refugee Studies; Alternative Storytelling; Practice-Research Nexus

Collaborations with Arts OrganisationsVisual Ethnography as Co-creative Research; Summary; Questions for Discussion; References; 3 Policy Change; Abstract; Introduction; Policy Change Through Arts-Based Activities; Arts and Health Policy; Arts-Based Research Outcomes and Policy Change; Theatre and Drama; Policy Change in Refugee Studies; Political Listening; Knowledge Translation; Deliberative Dialogue; What Can We Do Differently?; Summary; Questions for Discussion; References; 4 Ethics; Abstract; Introduction; Decolonising Research; Ethical Issues in Refugee Research; Reciprocity

'New' Power DifferentialsAssumptions of 'Vulnerability' and 'Anonymity'; Ethics and Arts-Based Methods; Engagement; Data Collection and Analysis; Interpretation and Dissemination; Ethics Approval Process; Dominance of Positivist Paradigm; Impact on Arts-Based Researchers; What Can Researchers Do to Address This Situation?; What of Ethics Boards?; How Should Knowledge Holders Be Involved?; Summary; Questions for Discussion; References; Methods; 5 Digital Storytelling; Abstract; Introduction; Storytelling via Digital Means; The Value of Digital Storytelling

Digital Storytelling as a Transformative ProcessScript Writing; Issues and Tensions; Summary; Questions for Discussions; References; 6 Photography; Abstract; Introduction; Photographs; The Value of Photo-Voice; Key Strengths of Photo-Voice; Photo-Voice and Refugee Research; Photo-Elicitation; Photo-Voice as a Transformative Process; Challenging the 'Chronic Voyeuristic Relation'; Issues and Tensions; Summary; Questions for Discussion; References; 7 Community Music; Abstract; Introduction; The Value of Community Music; Relevance to Refugee Studies; Music and Wellbeing

Community Music as a Transformative ProcessPolitical Acts of Resistance; Lyrics; Issues and Tensions; Summary; Questions for Discussions; References; 8 Participatory Video; Abstract; Introduction; The Value of Participatory Video; Relevance to Refugee Studies; Participatory Video as a Transformative Process; Representation, Recognition and Response; Issues and Tensions; Summary; Questions for Discussion; References; 9 Sanctuary; Abstract; Introduction; Creating a Sense of Sanctuary; The Danger of a Single Story; Reflection; References