The concept of hate crime has been subject to ongoing debate among academics, practitioners and policy-makers. Yet for many disabled people, this concept remains to be ambiguous and conceptually ‘fuzzy.’ In this article, I reflect upon the use of arts-based methods in order to explore disabled people’s understandings and experiences of hate crime. Specifically, I offer methodological reflections on how the process of making mood-boards can invite participants to revisit personal experiences, prompt sensitive and supportive discussions, and present knowledge in more creative ways. I also consider some of the difficulties involved with arts-based methods, particularly where such activities can evoke discomfort. Despite these methods creating some challenges, this article supports the use of arts-based methods as enabling a more collaborative and participatory research process. In particular, I argue that these alternative methods provide an opportunity to sensitively explore potentially upsetting topics such as hate crime.

仇恨犯罪的概念一直受到学者，从业者和政策制定者的不断辩论。然而，对于许多残疾人来说，这个概念仍然是模棱两可的，并且在概念上是“模糊的”。在本文中，我将反思基于艺术的方法的使用，以探索残疾人对仇恨犯罪的理解和经验。具体来说，我提供了方法上的思考，以介绍制作情绪板的过程如何邀请参与者重新体验个人经验，进行敏感和支持性的讨论并以更具创造性的方式介绍知识。我还考虑了基于艺术的方法所涉及的一些困难，尤其是在此类活动可能引起不适的情况下。尽管有这些方法带来了一些挑战，本文支持基于艺术的方法的使用，以实现更加协作和参与性的研究过程。我特别指出，这些替代方法提供了一个机会，可以敏感地探索诸如仇恨犯罪之类可能令人不安的话题。