Making Data From Drawing: How Step-by-Step Protocols Can Enrich Reflexive Inquiry in Qualitative Research

In qualitative research, what happens when reflexivity is made explicit? In some instances, researchers may encounter phenomena that run counter to the cultural norms and expectations that shape their everyday lives. We present in this article a qualitative protocol titled A Method for Creative Reflexive Data in Autoethnography—an experimental method for creative reflexive data that enables researchers to follow a step-by-step protocol using drawing. This is achieved by presenting the analytical mechanics underlying each step of the experimental method, thereby making a researcher's reflexive process more visible in data production. We share two objectives in this article: First, to present a programmatic case for the protocol as a (more-than-reproducible) way of making any qualitative method more explicit; second, to report on the specifics of a new method that helps render the analytic process visible at each step.