An application of photovoice in post-graduate studies

The document details a pedagogical application of Photovoice, a qualitative participatory research tool, within a post-graduate psychology course at the University of the Western Cape. Students used cameras to document defining elements of resilience in their communities, engaging in a process that included compulsory training on ethics and social justice, the creation of audiovisual reflective journals, and individual presentations. The project aimed to enhance students' research skills and cultural competence while challenging negative community narratives. This initiative is part of the Southern African Resilience Academy's (SARA) broader effort to develop a contextually grounded understanding of 'equitable resilience' in the Global South, specifically within Southern Africa, to address the gap in research typically dominated by high-income countries.

• The Photovoice methodology was implemented through a structured process involving compulsory training on ethics and restorative social justice, the collection of images and narratives, individual multimodal presentations, audiovisual reflective journaling, and interviews to define equitable resilience in the South African context.
• Students used the method to document diverse aspects of resilience, including the role of education in the Morningstar community, countering negative narratives in Scenery Park, Muslim resilience in Stellenbosch, family resilience during breast cancer, and communal responses to poverty in Mfuleni and Guguletu.
• The application of Photovoice served as a theoretical basis for students to engage with concepts such as participatory action-oriented approaches, counterstorytelling, and epistemic justice frameworks.
• The Southern African Resilience Academy (SARA) is utilizing these outputs to address a research gap where most studies on 'equitable resilience' originate from high-income countries, aiming instead to elucidate the construct within the context of the Global South and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

APA

Global Resilience Partnership (2023). An application of photovoice in post-graduate studies. https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/photo-voice-brief-final.pdf

Chicago

Global Resilience Partnership. An application of photovoice in post-graduate studies. 2023. https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/photo-voice-brief-final.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{globalresiliencepartnership2023application, author = {{Global Resilience Partnership}}, title = {{An application of photovoice in post-graduate studies}}, institution = {Global Resilience Partnership}, year = {2023}, month = dec, url = {https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/photo-voice-brief-final.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }