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Purpose <p>Gender-based violence (GBV) is a complex, pervasive human rights concern understood as abuse, assault, or harassment linked to dominant societal gender norms. Unfortunately, little inquiry has been directed specifically toward mothering in the context of violence, particularly in the Canadian context. Engaging in visual art creation is a novel approach that can allow women to reflect on their inner strength and tell their stories through a non-traditional medium. Coupled with storytelling, art creation has the potential to share embodied understandings and enhance well-being. As such, the purpose of this study was to fill a knowledge gap by exploring the experience of GBV among mothers utilizing an arts-informed approach.</p> Methods <p>This study used an arts-informed, qualitative, interpretive description approach. Thirteen participants created an artform to share their experiences of GBV and took part in semi-structured interviews with discussion centered around the creation of their artwork. Participants created artwork to represent their story of GBV, and described their experiences before, during, and after art creation.</p> Results <p>Eight themes emerged from mothers’ narratives reflecting their experiences (1) before art creation: <i>feeling silenced</i>; and <i>mothering and gender-based violence</i>; (2) during art creation: <i>healing</i>,<i> but not healed yet</i>; <i>using symbolism</i>; and <i>experiencing revelations</i>; and, (3) after art creation – <i>art as facilitator of storytelling</i>; <i>meaning-making for self and others</i> and, <i>outcomes for self and others.</i></p> Conclusions <p>Our findings add to the extant literature and call for further research among a diverse representation of Canadian mothers experiencing GBV who desire to tell their story.</p>

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An Arts-Informed Exploration of Mothering Among Canadian Mothers from Ontario, Canada, with Histories of Gender-Based Violence

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    2025年9月10日

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  • Kimberley T. Jackson,
  • Tara Mantler,
  • Emma Butler,
  • Madison Broadbent

摘要

Purpose

Gender-based violence (GBV) is a complex, pervasive human rights concern understood as abuse, assault, or harassment linked to dominant societal gender norms. Unfortunately, little inquiry has been directed specifically toward mothering in the context of violence, particularly in the Canadian context. Engaging in visual art creation is a novel approach that can allow women to reflect on their inner strength and tell their stories through a non-traditional medium. Coupled with storytelling, art creation has the potential to share embodied understandings and enhance well-being. As such, the purpose of this study was to fill a knowledge gap by exploring the experience of GBV among mothers utilizing an arts-informed approach.

Methods

This study used an arts-informed, qualitative, interpretive description approach. Thirteen participants created an artform to share their experiences of GBV and took part in semi-structured interviews with discussion centered around the creation of their artwork. Participants created artwork to represent their story of GBV, and described their experiences before, during, and after art creation.

Results

Eight themes emerged from mothers’ narratives reflecting their experiences (1) before art creation: feeling silenced; and mothering and gender-based violence; (2) during art creation: healing, but not healed yet; using symbolism; and experiencing revelations; and, (3) after art creation – art as facilitator of storytelling; meaning-making for self and others and, outcomes for self and others.

Conclusions

Our findings add to the extant literature and call for further research among a diverse representation of Canadian mothers experiencing GBV who desire to tell their story.