What can Ruby do with a camera? Ex-prisoners use Photovoice to reverse the rules of surveillance

Jarldorn, Michele

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“…A detailed description of this particular project is provided elsewhere (Zubriski et al, 2019). Informed by Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed (1996), Photovoice challenges expert (clinician, researcher)lay person (client, participant) dichotomies where one voice is typically privileged (e.g., the expert) over the other (Jarldorn, 2016;Wang & Burris, 1997). An evidence-informed approach to cocreating knowledge, Photovoice could help me "see the same issues as the men [targets for social change] so we can effectively fight the same battle [efforts for change]" (reflective journal).…”

Section: Choosing Photovoicementioning

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Professional identity and emerging occupational therapy practice: An autoethnography

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Background. Research about occupational therapy practice in the community with people who have been imprisoned remains limited and may be considered an emerging area of practice. Purpose. This paper provides a critical, first-person account about emerging occupational therapy practice with men transitioning to the community post-imprisonment. The practice context is described and reflected on from the lens of a new graduate. Methods. Autoethnography draws meaning from reciprocal interactions between an individual and a culture. Data was collected by the primary author through reflective journal entries and process notes pertaining to a Photovoice project. Iterative application of established evaluative criteria served as a framework in an analytical writing process. Findings. Autethnography promoted self-reflection and professional development while Photovoice provided an evidence-based framework in an emerging setting. Implications. Current occupational therapy theories and models have limited applicability to inform practice with marginalized populations potentially benefitting from participatory research (e.g., Photovoice) and autoethnography.

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Section: Choosing Photovoicementioning

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Professional identity and emerging occupational therapy practice: An autoethnography

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“…The research I used the participatory action research tool called Photovoice to hear from nine women and three men who had all spent time in prison in South Australia (Jarldorn, 2016a(Jarldorn, , 2016b. Usually used within a group setting, for this project I modified the method used by Wang and Burris (1997), meeting with participants individually.…”

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Participatory action research with ex-prisoners: Using Photovoice and one woman’s story told through poetry

Jarldorn

Deer

2017

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This paper provides an unexpected and extraordinary example of research data from a Photovoice project conducted with ex-prisoners in South Australia. It focusses on the contribution made by one of the participants who chose the pseudonym ‘Deer’. Deer joins me as a co-author, her voice shines in this paper, albeit through a pseudonym she chose for the project. Photovoice, a qualitative research method, uses a feminist framework and typically produces rich thick accounts of lives and experiences that cannot be adequately captured by quantitative research. Both qualitative and quantitative methods of research data collection each have merits, but qualitative approaches tend to engage the researcher, participant and later the reader on a more personal level. Moreover, unexpected findings are more likely to arise when researchers ask participants to express what they believe is important to their experience. This paper provides such an example, where the unexpected gift of poetry adds a deeper dimension to research findings.

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“…Negative stereotypes prevent exprisoners from finding work, housing, and reconnecting with their children. Without overcoming these barriers and attitudes, ex-prisoners remain at risk of returning to prison, for many the one place where they feel accepted and part of a community (Clemmer, 1940;Jarldorn, 2016;Terry, 2003).…”

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“…Photovoice is a participatory action research method, which is influenced by feminist theory, Marxist philosophy, and particularly Freire's (1970) notion of the power of critical pedagogy. Although many researchers have creatively modified photovoice to suit their own community needs (Castleden & Garvin, 2008;Jarldorn, 2016), essentially a photovoice project has community members come together to decide which issues are most important to them. Members of the community become both participants and researchers, heading out into the relevant community and taking photographs that represent their concerns.…”

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“…It is an art form that can be enriched by the use of images. For example, images and photography can be used as a tool in therapy (Decoster & Dickerson, 2014), in group work (Craig, 2009), by social activists (Bogre, 2011) and to humanise findings in social work research (Jarldorn, 2016;Russell & Diaz, 2013). Social workers have long recognised the benefits of participation in the arts as a means of realising social equity (Anwar McHenry, 2011).…”

Section: Art Photography and Actionmentioning

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Picturing creative approaches to social work research: Using photography to promote social change

Jarldorn

2016

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INTRODUCTION: This article argues for the benefits of employing the arts-based method known as photovoice. Drawn from a social work PhD project with 12 South Australian exprisoners, this research aimed to better understand the post-release experiences within the context of a rising prison population and high recidivism rates.METHODS: Participants were given a single-use camera and the research question if you had 15 minutes with a policy maker or politician, what would you want to tell them about your experience? Later, the participants’ narratives were combined with the photographs and used to create an art exhibition with the rationale that images are more likely to resonate with people than words alone.FINDINGS: Using photovoice in this way has the potential to create new knowledge through the process of participants constructing and retelling accounts of their experiences via the medium of photography.CONCLUSION: I propose that the process of turning research into praxis through participatory action-based methods such as photovoice can be a positive, empowering experience for the participants and researchers.

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What can Ruby do with a camera? Ex-prisoners use Photovoice to reverse the rules of surveillance

Cited by 10 publications

References 26 publications

Professional identity and emerging occupational therapy practice: An autoethnography

Professional identity and emerging occupational therapy practice: An autoethnography

Participatory action research with ex-prisoners: Using Photovoice and one woman’s story told through poetry

Picturing creative approaches to social work research: Using photography to promote social change

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