 Power, Participation and Privilege - Methodological Lessons from Using Visual Methods in Research with Young PeopleAlexandra Allan Sociological Research Online, 2012, vol. 17, issue 3, 256-266 Abstract: The practice of using participatory visual methods in research with young people is one that has come under scrutiny in recent years. Many scholars have examined these practices in order to question the singular and simple notions of voice that are often represented in these accounts. Taking up the challenges laid down by these scholars, this paper attempts to critically disturb some of the claims that have been made about this supposedly inherently collaborative and empowering practice. Drawing on research with a group of privileged young people the paper will argue that there is a real need for researchers to examine the ways in which different subjectivities are performatively produced in the participatory research process - to explore the ways in which the methods themselves may work to constitute difference and to position young people as powerful or powerless in this process. A call is also made for researchers to inspect their own practice and use of visual methods, in order to recognise the particular knowledges, subjectivities and truths that are constituted as a result. Keywords: Participation; Power; Young People; Privilege; Social Class; Qualitative Research; Visual Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:socres:v:17:y:2012:i:3:p:256-266 DOI: 10.5153/sro.2662 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Sociological Research Online |
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