Through investigation of the illustrated prison diary of suffragette Katie Gliddon, Mireille Fauchon explores illustration as a social research tool, and creates within this book itself a model of practice-based enquiry. Visual methods - sketches, collage, mixed media, photographs – and literary forms, like poetry, ficto-critical writing and prose, are used to illuminate the characteristics of the subject matter. Drawing on archival study, anecdotal experience, practical research methods, narratives and illustration form of research, this book brings together themes of feminism, materiality and social history. Ideal for those studying illustration and research methods, Fauchon explores through both Gliddon's and her own illustrations and writings not only a case study of an individual woman who aimed to change society, she also creates a unique tool exemplifying how social research can become a work of narrative illustration in itself.

Through investigation of the illustrated prison diary of suffragette Katie Gliddon, Mireille Fauchon explores illustration as a social research tool, and creates within this book itself a model of practice-based enquiry. Visual methods - sketches, collage, mixed media, photographs – and literary forms, like poetry, ficto-critical writing and prose, are used to illuminate the characteristics of the subject matter. Drawing on archival study, anecdotal experience, practical research methods, narratives and illustration form of research, this book brings together themes of feminism, materiality and social history. Ideal for those studying illustration and research methods, Fauchon explores through both Gliddon's and her own illustrations and writings not only a case study of an individual woman who aimed to change society, she also creates a unique tool exemplifying how social research can become a work of narrative illustration in itself.

**Shortlisted for the 2021 British Book Design and Production Awards for the Best Jacket / Cover Design** For years illustration has lacked a strong critical history in which to frame it, with academics and media alike assessing it as part of design rather than a discipline in its own right. Illustration Research Methods addresses this void and adds to a fast-emerging discipline, establishing a lexicon that is specific to discussing contemporary illustration practice and research. The chapters are broken down into the various roles that exist within the industry and which illustration research can draw from, such as 'Reporting' and 'Education'. In doing so, users are able to explore a diverse range of disciplines that are rich in critical theory and can map these existing research methodologies to their own study and practice. Supported by a wealth of case studies from international educators, student projects sit alongside those of world-renowned illustrators. Thus allowing users the opportunity to put what they have learnt into context and offering insight into the thinking and techniques behind some of illustrations' greats.