Visual Research Methods in the Social Sciences

Spencer, Steve

doi:10.4324/9781003250746

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“…Cities are frequently the settings for the application of critical visual research methods (Tormey 2013, Yap 2021, the interrogation of the influences and impacts of visual objects and for observers to explore how they themselves look, see and interpret them (Speake 2017a). Images are everywhere and they matter (Spencer, 2011, Rose 2014). To date, critical visual methods have been utilised in a small number studies on COVID-19 cityscapes (Kipfer 2020, Young 2021a 2021b, Roach Anleu and Sarantoulias 2022).…”

Section: Methodological Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

COVID-19, city centre streetscapes, and public health signage

Speake

Pentaraki

2022

Cities & Health

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In this paper, we reflect on the changes to cityscapes during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. We focus specifically on the relationships between COVID-19 communication, which took place via advertisements and messages located in urban spaces, and contemporary neoliberal politics. Particular attention is given to on-street official government public health communications and their visual impacts and wider socio-economic implications, exemplified through the lens of Belfast, Northern Ireland. We reflect on, first the transitions from pre-pandemic to pandemic streetscape signage and messages, secondly ephemerality in streetscapes under COVID-19 conditions, thirdly the rapidity of change in COVID-19 related public health signage and messages and finally structural constraints of COVID-19 related public health signage. This messaging has also made visible government responses to the pandemic and revealed official (re)emergent concerns (or lack of) for people's health and well-being.

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Section: Methodological Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

COVID-19, city centre streetscapes, and public health signage

Speake

Pentaraki

2022

Cities & Health

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“…A better understanding of how to arrange and organize the visual elements within a drawing. It can compose the artwork in a way that effectively communicates your intended message or captures the essence of the subject (Spencer, 2022).…”

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Learning to Draw is Learning to See : A Comprehensive Review of Art and Design Practices in Higher Education

Abdullah,

Khairani,

Vincent Amos

et al. 2024

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Practises related to learning to draw and learning to see are valuable knowledge in higher education. The drawing process can lead to improvements in visual perception, cognitive skills, and creative thinking abilities. This research presents a case for the integration of drawing practises in higher education, arguing that it can enhance students' ability to think creatively and visually, both in academic and professional pursuits. Through a comprehensive contextual analysis of the literature review from 2019 until 2023, this research examines the evidence that drawing is produced from observation and considers the wide potential implications of learning in higher education. As a result, a conceptual model is presented to explain the relationship between drawing elements and learning to see. This research concludes with a discussion of the potential benefits of incorporating drawing practises into higher education and the challenges and opportunities involved. Overall, this research contributes to supporting comprehensive art and design practises for learning to draw and learning to see and highlights the potential value of drawing in higher education.

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“…When used in research, photography also invites participants to use metaphor (Leavy, 2015). Compared to an entirely verbal approach to data production, photovoice provides tools to penetrate beyond superficial understandings and more deeply explore the multiple layers of social reality (Mannay, 2015;Rose, 2016;Spencer, 2011).…”

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“I’m New to This”: Navigating Digitally Mediated Photovoice Methods to Enhance Research With Older Adults

Ottoni,

Winters,

Sims-Gould

2023

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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The COVID-19 pandemic forced a shift in long established participatory visual qualitative methods. Some researchers adapted photovoice— which traditionally happens in-person—and used technology to connect with participants referred to as “digitally mediated photovoice”. Collective knowledge about best practices for digitally mediated photovoice to support and enhance research with older adults is in its infancy. Thus, to advance the field, we describe our approach to digitally mediated photovoice with older adults for a study in Vancouver, Canada. We explore participant and researcher reflections with data generated during three sessions over two-and-a-half years during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first two virtual interview sessions used photo elicitation, and the third session was an in-person interactive photography exhibition. We identified three central benefits to using digitally mediated photovoice. This approach 1. built rapport through the shared experience of navigating technology; 2. allowed a rich exchange of information despite physical distancing; and 3. facilitated opportunity for participants to exercise their agency. As we consider constraints for in-person data collection, digitally mediated photovoice may offer an avenue to establish mutually beneficial researcher-participant relationships with older adults. We add to the growing body of literature that addresses how qualitative researchers incorporate technology into the research process to reshape how we understand intimacy and access.

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Visual Research Methods in the Social Sciences

Cited by 17 publications

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COVID-19, city centre streetscapes, and public health signage

COVID-19, city centre streetscapes, and public health signage

Learning to Draw is Learning to See : A Comprehensive Review of Art and Design Practices in Higher Education

“I’m New to This”: Navigating Digitally Mediated Photovoice Methods to Enhance Research With Older Adults

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