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'''Preparation:''' | '''Preparation:''' | ||
* | * {{PRA|Pesentation on visual images in research (part 1)]] | ||
* Flip chart | * Flip chart | ||
* ''Born into Brothels'' | * ''{{SPA|Born into Brothels}}'' video clip | ||
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Begin by asking the participants the various reasons for using photographs in research. Brainstorm these as a big group and write all the reasons on a flip chart so that everyone can see them. | Begin by asking the participants the various reasons for using photographs in research. Brainstorm these as a big group and write all the reasons on a flip chart so that everyone can see them. | ||
Leading on from these discussions, introduce participants to the three main ways in which photography can been used in research. You can use the | Leading on from these discussions, introduce participants to the three main ways in which photography can been used in research. You can use the {{PR|Presentation on visual images in research (part 1)]] to further illustrate these points: | ||
* '''Researcher photography:''' when researchers take photographs to capture contexts, as the research text itself, or in order to later write thick description. Photographs that the researcher takes acts as an aid memoire, allowing for later description and analysis not possible in real time. The examples provided in the powerpoint are images that were captured by the RECOUP researchers when undertaking a field trip in the partner countries. | * '''Researcher photography:''' when researchers take photographs to capture contexts, as the research text itself, or in order to later write thick description. Photographs that the researcher takes acts as an aid memoire, allowing for later description and analysis not possible in real time. The examples provided in the powerpoint are images that were captured by the RECOUP researchers when undertaking a field trip in the partner countries. | ||
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''Born into Brothels'' is a documentary about Zana Briski’s use of photography in the red light district of Calcutta (India). She is not a researcher but a documentary maker and photographer, but the film - which won an the Best Documentary Oscar in 2005 – raises many of the issues relevant to researchers proposing to use photography (especially auto-photography). | ''Born into Brothels'' is a documentary about Zana Briski’s use of photography in the red light district of Calcutta (India). She is not a researcher but a documentary maker and photographer, but the film - which won an the Best Documentary Oscar in 2005 – raises many of the issues relevant to researchers proposing to use photography (especially auto-photography). | ||
#Play the ''Born into Brothels'' video clip | #Play the ''{{SP|Born into Brothels}}'' video clip | ||
#Ask the group to work in small groups of 4/5, reflecting on the following issues: Strengths of using photographs in research | #Ask the group to work in small groups of 4/5, reflecting on the following issues: Strengths of using photographs in research | ||
#* Weaknesses of using photographs in research | #* Weaknesses of using photographs in research | ||
