Research tools or collaborative toys? cameras and participatory research with youth

My participatory photography and video project with a First Nations teen drop in center in Northern British Columbia has revealed the benefits of viewing cameras as toys through which community-based research projects can actively engage the world rather than as tools for authoritative observers. Th...

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Main Author: Wolowic, Jennifer
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2008
Subjects:
Youth
Visual anthropology
First Nations
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/1601
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spelling ftcanadathes:oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:BVAU.2429/1601 2023-05-15T16:15:54+02:00 Research tools or collaborative toys? cameras and participatory research with youth Wolowic, Jennifer 2008-09-02T15:47:05Z http://hdl.handle.net/2429/1601 eng eng University of British Columbia http://hdl.handle.net/2429/1601 Youth Visual anthropology Electronic Thesis or Dissertation 2008 ftcanadathes 2014-03-30T00:44:32Z My participatory photography and video project with a First Nations teen drop in center in Northern British Columbia has revealed the benefits of viewing cameras as toys through which community-based research projects can actively engage the world rather than as tools for authoritative observers. The interactive play between the instant feed back of digital cameras placed in youths’ hands creates relationships that allow for the exploration of delicate subjects and intimate moments captured on video. The display of meanings constructed through visual images reveal powerful possibilities for visual research methodologies used in collaborative research. Thesis First Nations Theses Canada/Thèses Canada (Library and Archives Canada)
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Visual anthropology
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Visual anthropology
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description My participatory photography and video project with a First Nations teen drop in center in Northern British Columbia has revealed the benefits of viewing cameras as toys through which community-based research projects can actively engage the world rather than as tools for authoritative observers. The interactive play between the instant feed back of digital cameras placed in youths’ hands creates relationships that allow for the exploration of delicate subjects and intimate moments captured on video. The display of meanings constructed through visual images reveal powerful possibilities for visual research methodologies used in collaborative research.
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title_full Research tools or collaborative toys? cameras and participatory research with youth
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