An experiential workshop on photovoice: participatory action research using photography with marginalized groups

Speaker(s):

Deborah Chinn, King's College London

Abstract:

Photovoice is an arts based participatory action research method in which participants highlight areas of concern in their lives through taking photographs, sharing and discussing these and using the insights to engage with policy makers and change agents. In this experiential workshop we will learn about photovoice by joining together to conduct our own photovoice mini-project to take us through the different stages of the photovoice method. We will also reflect on the theoretical background to photovoice, its current uses and the advantages and pitfalls of this method, drawing on the recently completed Feeling at Home project (www,feelingathome.org.uk) in which people with learning disabilities took photos about their home lives, and shared these with a variety of audiences.