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Telling My Story

From Narrative to Exhibit in Illuminating the Lived Experience of Homelessness among Older African American Women

Wayne State University, USA

David P. Moxley

University of Oklahoma, USA, david.moxley{at}ou.edu

The authors document the integration of methods from the arts and humanities into a social research and development project, the objectives of which are to create and test promising interventions helpful in assisting older homeless African American women get and stay out of homelessness in the city of Detroit, Michigan, USA. The exhibit incorporates multiple forms of narrative, includes performative features, promotes public awareness of homelessness in the city of Detroit, and engages homeless and formerly homeless women in social action. The authors examine the prototype design and the involvement of participants in creating artistic portrayals of their homeless experience.

Key Words: health disparities • homelessness • social action and the arts

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