'You Could Do With A Little More Gucci': Ethnographic Documentary Talks Back

Abstract

Drawing within a mandala offers a novel and potentially useful approach to data collection. The conceptual framework behind the development of this approach is described. The use of the mandala appears to offer subjects a visual 'third space' in which their responses can be safely recounted and explored. A number of examples are given to show the richness of the responses and the flexibility of the approach.