Technologies of Nonviolence: Ethical Participatory Visual Research with Girls

Treffry-Goatley, Astrid; Wiebesiek, Lisa; Lange, Naydene de; Moletsane, Relebohile

doi:10.3167/ghs.2017.100205

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“…Additional ethical considerations arose around the sensitive nature of content captured. In one study focusing on sexual violence, re-traumatization from the filmmaking process needed to be carefully considered when preparing participants (Treffry-Goatley et al, 2017).…”

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“…For these reasons, developing alternative ways of capturing and communicating knowledge, beyond traditional interviews, focus groups, and participant observation, is essential (Pink, 2014). This is an opportune time to explore the application of film methods in public health, given their long history in other disciplines, and the rise in user-friendly technology that makes such methods even more accessible (Miller Scarnato, 2019; Schwab-Cartas & Mitchell, 2014; Treffry-Goatley, Wiebesiek, de Lange, & Moletsane, 2017).…”

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Is Film as a Research Tool the Future of Public Health? A Review of Study Designs, Opportunities, and Challenges

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Among public health researchers, there is growing interest in film methods due to their ability to highlight subtleties in practices, capture emotions, engage hard-to-reach populations, and advocate for social change. Still, little is known about strengths and challenges associated with using film methods in public health. This review synthesizes peer-reviewed, public health research studies that apply film methods, and describes opportunities and challenges. Of the 3,431 identified articles, 20 met the inclusion criteria. Fifteen different film methods were found that offer numerous methodological strengths, including the ability to provide rich descriptions, capture emic perspectives, increase comfort in participation, empower participants, and be used for advocacy. Future studies may explore engaging participants throughout the entire research process and using visuals created in the study to communicate findings. Keeping in mind their challenges, film methods are long overdue in public health and provide unique opportunities to capture sensory data.

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“…Ethical challenges associated with collecting identifiable data, especially film, must be carefully considered when implementing Collaborative Filmmaking; however, the challenges are consistent with those associated with other visual methods (Catalani et al, 2012; Lundström et al, 2012; Moletsane et al, 2009; Treffry-Goatley et al, 2017). Revisiting informed consent and participation throughout the project is particularly important when studying stigmatized topics, such as menstrual practices in our case example.…”

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“…Finally, having a separate layer of consent for participants who wish to screen their films publicly was also implemented by other visual researchers. Treffry-Goatley et al, who used film to explore sexual violence in South Africa, included a separate release form for screening project films publicly, and this informed our approach (Treffry-Goatley et al, 2017).…”

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Collaborative Filmmaking: A Participatory, Visual Research Method

Baumann

Lhaki²,

Burke

2020

Qual Health Res

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Filmmaking is a visual method that provides a unique opportunity for generating knowledge, but few studies have applied filmmaking in public health research. In this article, we introduce Collaborative Filmmaking as a public health research method, including a description of the six steps for implementation and an illustrative example from Nepal. Collaborative Filmmaking is an embodied, participatory, and visual research method in which participants are trained to create, analyze, and screen films to answer a research question. The method is useful for exploring sensitive health topics and providing nuanced insight into practices, relationships, and spaces that are difficult to capture using existing methods; however, its use requires close attention to ethical considerations. Building upon the trajectory of other visual and community-based research methods, Collaborative Filmmaking is valuable for gathering granular details and sensory data, co-analyzing data in partnership with participants, and producing participant-generated films that serve as powerful and authentic advocacy tools.

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“…Ethics approval for this project was obtained from the Research Ethics Committees of the two universities concerned and written informed consent was secured from all participants. In view of the sensitivity of the topic at hand and the prevalence of sexual violence in this population group, we drew on our experience of using these methods to address sensitive topics and took steps to mitigate the risks of re-traumatization and re-victimization [ 41 , 42 , 43 ]. For example, we created safe spaces by limiting participation to a small group of students who knew each other well.…”

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What Does It Mean to Be a Young African Woman on a University Campus in Times of Sexual Violence? A New Moment, a New Conversation

Treffry-Goatley

Lange

Moletsane³

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Sexual violence in the higher education is an epidemic of global proportions. Scholars conclude that the individual and collective silence that surrounds such violence enables its perpetration and that violence will only be eradicated when we break this silence. In this paper, we used two participatory visual methods (PVM), collage and storytelling, to explore what sexual violence at university looks like and what it means to woman students. Two groups of student teachers in two South African universities were engaged in collage and storytelling workshops in late 2017 and early 2018, respectively. We thematically analyzed the issues that emerged from the data, drawing on transformative learning theory to explore how our approach might help women students to break the silence around sexual violence and stimulate critical dialogue to address it. Our analysis suggests that these visual tools enabled deep reflections on the meaning and impact of sexual violence, particularly for women. In addition, the participatory process supported introspection about their experiences of sexual violence and their responses to it as bystanders in and around campus. More importantly, they discussed how they, as young women, might break the silence and sustain new conversations about gender and gender equality in institutions and beyond.

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Technologies of Nonviolence: Ethical Participatory Visual Research with Girls

Cited by 13 publications

References 18 publications

Is Film as a Research Tool the Future of Public Health? A Review of Study Designs, Opportunities, and Challenges

Is Film as a Research Tool the Future of Public Health? A Review of Study Designs, Opportunities, and Challenges

Collaborative Filmmaking: A Participatory, Visual Research Method

What Does It Mean to Be a Young African Woman on a University Campus in Times of Sexual Violence? A New Moment, a New Conversation

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