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"This article begins with a literature review of Participatory Photography (PP) that highlights how this tool has been mostly implemented for action research, advocacy, and public health purposes. It shows how scholars have only quite recently begun to recognise its ability to generate change among ... more

Grassroots Comics as Participatory Communication in the Khwe Community, South Africa

In: Entertainment-Education for Health Behaviour Change: Issues and Perspectives in Africa
Chima E. Onuekwe (ed.)
Victoria, BC: Friesen Press (2015), pp. 109-132
"The subject of this paper is communicating with indigenous communities via grassroots comics, in this case the Khwe San who live in Platfontein in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The study is largely informed by contemporary shifts in development theory, particularly that of participato ... more
"This article discusses the trial of visual research methods in a socio-economic research and development project with women subsistence farmers and their families in two regions of Papua New Guinea. It reports on the benefits and challenges of three visual research methods (drawing, participatory p ... more
"Natürlich ist Grundlage unserer Arbeit auch der Pressekodex. Darüber hinaus haben wir überlegt, was ist das Besondere von uns als katholisches Lateinamerika-Hilfswerk, als „Adveniat“. Wie spielt das mit rein in unsere Bildethik, unsere Ethik in der Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, die Ethik unserer B ... more

Wallposter Comics Workshop: Trainer's Guide

Vantaa (FI): World Comics (2014), 38 pp.
"This guide is made for civil society activists who plan to run wallposter comics workshops within their own organisations or groups. All steps needed to run a workshop are fully explained in the guide and it should be used together with our manual “How to make wallposter comics”, which should b ... more

The Sketchnote Handbook: The Illustrated Guide to Visual Note Taking

San Francisco: Peachpit Press;Pearson Education (2013), xv, 205 pp.
"This guide starts with "the three principles of visual communication": Humans are visual first, verbal second; our decisions and actions are based more on emotional reactions than rational thought; visuals are the most effective communications vehicles for evoking emotion and getting people to take ... more
"Communicators who work with photography and video in the development context know the power visuals can have in bearing witness to the reality people living in poverty face. When contextualized, visuals can transcend distance and create a global dialog around topics in need of deeper understanding ... more

Digital Storytelling: Capturing Lives, Creating Community

New York; London: Routledge, 4th ed. (2013), xiii, 206 pp.
"Listen deeply. Tell stories. This is the mantra of the Center for Digital Storytelling (CDS) in Berkeley, California, which since 1993 has worked with nearly 1,000 organizations around the world and trained more than 15,000 people in the art of digital storytelling. In this revised and updated edit ... more
"The specific objectives of this paper are to review and evaluate the print material used by the GIZ [in Karnataka] and examine if it can be read, understood and related to by the participants; to provide a channel for clear and understandable communication that supports and incorporates the visual ... more

Participatory Visual and Digital Methods

London, New York: Routledge (2013), 227 pp.
"Gubrium and Harper describe how visual and digital methodologies can contribute to a participatory, public-engaged ethnography. These methods can change the traditional relationship between academic researchers and the community, building one that is more accessible, inclusive, and visually appeali ... more
"Discussion of the visual politics of solidarity, in relation specifically to the representation of suffering and development, has been grounded in analysis of images. This paper seeks to expand this debate by exploring the organizational politics that shape and are shaped by these images. The paper ... more
"Through two case studies, this paper evaluates the value of the feminist visual methodology Photovoice as an interactive consultation tool with rural Rwandan women working in agriculture. This exploratory study suggests that it is possible, through an adapted Photovoice process, to engage and empow ... more
"Any scientist or engineer who communicates research results will immediately recognize this practical handbook as an indispensable tool. The guide sets out clear strategies and offers abundant examples to assist researchers-even those with no previous design training-with creating effective visual ... more

Racism Revealed: A Manual for Educators on Using Poster Artwork to Promote Discussion on Racism

Ljubljana: Poster Festival Ljubljana;Fundacija Brumen;Amnesty International Slovenia (2011), 29 pp.
"The manual has been designed as a resource for teachers or educators interested in using visual images to promote interactive discussion and critical thinking amongst young people about racism and discrimination. The resource can be used within diverse educational settings and is most appropriate f ... more