@article{de Jager_Tewson_Ludlow_Boydell_2016, title={Embodied Ways of Storying the Self: A Systematic Review of Body-Mapping}, volume={17}, url={https://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/2526}, DOI={10.17169/fqs-17.2.2526}, abstractNote={<p>The first recorded instance of whole-body-mapping for research purposes is a comparison of women’s identity and the concept of the reproductive system in rural Jamaica and the UK. It was later developed in a structured workshop process in South Africa to give voice to the experiences of HIV positive individuals, decrease stigma, and advocate for provision of anti-retroviral medication. Whole-body mapping involves tracing around a person’s body to create a life-sized outline, which is filled in during a creative and reflective process, producing an image representing multiple aspects of their embodied experience. Body-mapping holds promise as a qualitative, participatory research method to produce and disseminate knowledge. However, it is unclear how it is being used, by whom, and in what context. This article presents the findings of a systematic review of body-mapping in the published literature. The review identifies various implementations of body-mapping in research, therapeutic, and educational contexts. The degree of emphasis on social justice, knowledge translation, research, and therapeutic benefit varies a great deal, as does the intent and use of body-mapping. While body-mapping holds promise, more empirical investigation would be valuable in determining its characteristics in research, clinical, educative and political spheres.</p><p>URN: <a href="http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs1602225">http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs1602225</a></p>}, number={2}, journal={Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research}, author={de Jager, Adèle and Tewson, Anna and Ludlow, Bryn and Boydell, Katherine}, year={2016}, month={May} }