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- Title
Teliing My Story.
- Authors
Washington, Olivia G. M.; Moxley, David P.
- Abstract
The authors document the integration of methods from the arts and humanities into a social research and development project, the objectives of which are to create and test promising interventions helpful in assisting older homeless African American women get and stay out of homelessness in the city of Detroit, Michigan, USA. The exhibit incorporates multiple forms of narrative, includes performative features, promotes public awareness of homelessness in the city of Detroit, and engages homeless and formerly homeless women in social action. The authors examine the prototype design and the involvement of participants in creating artistic portrayals of their homeless experience.
- Subjects
DETROIT (Mich.); MICHIGAN; OLDER homeless persons; AFRICAN American women; HOMELESSNESS; SOCIAL action
- Publication
Journal of Health Psychology, 2008, Vol 13, Issue 2, p154
- ISSN
1359-1053
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1359105307086702