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Photovoice : participation and empowerment in research / Eva M. Moya and Silvia M. Chavez-Baray, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moya, Eva M.
- Series:
- Social issues, justice and status series.
- Social issues, justice and status
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Photography in education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 229 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2019]
- Summary:
- "Divergent Vistas and Civil Voices for Education, Empowerment, and Critical Thinking" describes Photovoice through the lenses of different communities and countries and discusses the methods and tools that make Photovoice appropriate for cross-cultural use. This book delves into the strategies for using photography, visual arts, and group dialogue to identify community assets and concerns, generate empowerment through participation, and address health disparities and inequities. The book highlights practice-focused applications of examples of community implementation of Photovoice and the use of visual arts. The book also intends to inspire advocates, researchers, clinicians, health and social service providers, policy makers, and multi-sectoral community stakeholders as they engage in collaborative research and practice to address inequities. Readers will be able to undertake a Photovoice Project to facilitate critical consciousness-raising for action to address disparities, discrimination, isolation, and exclusion at the community and societal levels to make the invisible visible.
- Notes:
- Includes bibiliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-5361-6202-7
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