Disadvantaged children’s creative visualisation of possible futures
Abstract
Photovoice is a qualitative research methodology of particular relevance to exploring the imaginaries of children and young adults who may be relatively disadvantaged and marginalised in other research contexts. These young people belong to an increasingly visually literate generation, with skills developed through Instagram and other social media platforms. Consequently, visual images are acquiring greater importance as a means of self-expression and communication. The value of the Photovoice methodology (Allmark et al., 2017) is that the constructed images can be further used as a site of reflection which enables the child and interviewer, working together, to explore and uncover deeper meanings around the participant’s lived experience. This chapter uses a case study approach of a Kids’ Camp for primary school aged children to explore these ideas further.
RAS ID
32502
Document Type
Book Chapter
Date of Publication
2020
School
School of Arts and Humanities / Centre for Research in Entertainment, Arts, Technology, Education and Communications
Copyright
subscription content
Publisher
Brill / Rodopi
Comments
Green, L., Stevenson, K. J., & Allmark, P. (2020). Disadvantaged children’s creative visualisation of possible futures. In J. Lane (Ed.), Tracing behind the image: An interdisciplinary exploration of visual literacy (pp. 116-133). Brill / Rodopi. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004438392_012