Moving images: Psychoanalytically informed visual methods in documenting the lives of women migrants and asylum seekers
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| Journal | Journal of Health Psychology |
|---|---|
| Date | Published - Jan 2014 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Pages (from-to) | 79-89 |
| Original language | English |
Abstract
While feminist arts-based projects have gained legitimacy, theory guiding the use of visual images in field research has lagged. Drawing on psychoanalytic-feminist theory and participatory action research methods, the article presents a study carried out with women refugee and asylum seekers that focuses on their experiences in seeking a place of safety in the United Kingdom. The aim was to produce through photography and videography a collective account of asylum as a daily process. In discussing the study, the authors provide a psychoanalytic framework for working through ethical, political, and methodological dilemmas in the use of visual imagery in feminist research.
- asylum seekers, participatory action research, photovoice, psychoanalytic-feminist research, visual methods, women migrants
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