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This introduction to the second part of a special issue on ‘Opportunities and challenges in art-based research’ proposes critical examination as a way to advance this increasingly recognized approach to research that nevertheless elicits resistance and hesitation within applied arts professions. Art-based research is defined as the use of personal expression in various art forms as a primary mode of enquiry. These studies may accompany or include the artistic expressions of others but their unique feature is the making of art by the researcher.
Shaun McNiff (Mon,) studied this question.