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The Use of Projective Drawing to Determine Visual Themes in Young Kuwaiti Women Impacted by the Iraqi Invasion.

This pilot study is part of a larger qualitative research project which examines visual imagery created through projective art tasks by young Kuwaiti women who resided in Kuwait during the 1990 Saddam Hussein-led Iraqi invasion. The purpose of this article is to present evidence from the pilot study...

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Published in:Arab Journal for the Humanities Vol. 25; no. 100; pp. 213 - 227
Main Author: Pepin-Wakefield, Yvonne
Format: Article
Published: Kuwait University Autumn2007
Subjects:
Kuwaitis
Social science methodology
Young women
Age & intelligence
Hussein, Saddam, 1937-2006
Qualitative research
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:This pilot study is part of a larger qualitative research project which examines visual imagery created through projective art tasks by young Kuwaiti women who resided in Kuwait during the 1990 Saddam Hussein-led Iraqi invasion. The purpose of this article is to present evidence from the pilot study while it evolves. This study uses projective drawing tasks to examine the mental schema (images, symbols and colors) of women between the ages of 17 to 21, who lived in Kuwait during the invasion.