Applied Research and Creation (ICA)[La Investigación Creación Aplicada (ICA)]

This book stems from an observation: in recent years, collaborative processes have been emerging between research and artistic practices that aim to help address the challenges facing our societies in many areas (health – both physical and mental –, migration, prisons, business, education, etc.). The concept of applied research-creation (ARC) provides an academic term for this reality and, at the same time, opens up a field of study that this book aims to explore. The 19 proposals brought together here, from 10 universities and 2 cultural organisations across 5 countries, reflect on this ICA methodology, which requires a three-way dialogue between scientific reflection, artistic practices and social challenges. Focused on collaborative, cross-sectoral work that integrates intercultural, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary processes, ICA gives rise to numerous reflections which we have grouped into four key areas: - the defining aspects of ICA, from a genealogical perspective and in contrast to other methodologies; - the functioning and implications of the workshop, as well as the role of the workshop facilitator; - the issue of ethics and the impact on participating communities; - the aesthetic dimension at play. Each section comprises in-depth theoretical articles and short articles on experiences of ICA.