Doing it! Participatory Visual Methodologies and Youth Sexuality Research
Professor Sarah Flicker, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Canada
Online event
This is the rescheduled annual seminar organised by the Centre for the Research of Health and Social Care, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol
About this event
The talk will focus on two youth sexuality research projects and how they have explored health concerns and creatively reimagined interventions.
Participatory visual methodologies (PVMs) disrupt the traditional hierarchy between researcher and participant and open new possibilities for meaning-making and social change efforts. This presentation shares highlights from two inspiring youth sexuality research projects that used PVM to explore health concerns and creatively reimagine possible interventions. Learn how (1) young women engaged in transactional sex challenged stigma by sharing their cellphilms through the Celling Sex project and (2) Indigenous youth involved with Taking Action! used their digital stories to open up new conversations about HIV and structural violence in their communities.
Speaker bio
Sarah Flicker is a full professor in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change at York University (Toronto, Canada) where she holds a Research Chair in Community Based Participatory Research. Her research focuses on adolescent health promotion, and engages youth and allied actors in environmental, sexual and reproductive justice scholarship and activism.