An attempt to polyphonic ethnography: Four women, four beings

Throughout the history of humanity, questions such as processes related to creativity, sources of motivation for creativity, what triggers creativity, and why people want to be creative have been the subject of curiosity. When we look at the definitions of creativity, it is seen that philosophers, scientists, psychologists and artists who think about the subject explain creativity with a wide variety of definitions instead of making a common, single definition. This situation has led to the emergence of different theories and models while explaining the concept of creativity. For this reason, considering that it is not possible to stick to a single method or theory as a method in the thesis writing process, it has been seen that the qualitative research method is suitable for this thesis. In this thesis, the concept of creativity is discussed through the creative adventure of four women who live in villages in different cities of Turkey. These women who have questioned the possibilities that life offers them, not only make creativity a part of their lives by breaking the stereotypes imposed on them by the society they live in, but also know their own value as a subject. At this stage, in order for women to describe their creativity processes more naturally and freely, camera shooting techniques and camera use were briefly explained to them, and in an autoethnographic vein, they were asked to take shots describing their own creativity processes. With the involvement of the researcher in the shooting process, a polyphonic ethnographic film was made. In the light of the film and the interviews with women, women's creation processes were evaluated by the help of creativity theories, and the creativity process is explored in depth by examining whether they are identical or different with the theories.