How do we ethically and effectively share photos, videos, and other visual products from online photovoice and digital storytelling projects? In this episode, host Dr. Sarah Switzer chats with participatory visual method researchers Dr. Casey Burkholder and Dr. Jean Breny about the challenges and best practices in sharing videos and photos from online digital storytelling, cellphilming, and photovoice projects. They dive into topics like navigating research ethics when sharing and exhibiting videos or photos online, adapting exhibitions to online platforms, and keeping communities at the center of the work. Plus, they explore the real-world impact of these methods on policy and social change. Tune in for an insightful and practical discussion!

Conversation Outline:

• Introduction (0:08-2:56)
• Considerations for exhibiting online and by distance (02:57-12:53)
• This webpage is unavailable: Sharing and maintaining photos and video archives (12:54-19:39)
• Research ethics and accountability to communities (19:40-27:47)
• Flexibility and adaptability in participatory visual methods (27:48-29:32)
• Research and policy impacts: Fostering local change through "conversations with your auntie” (29:33-35:12)
• Final thoughts and reflections on exhibiting visual products online (35:13-38:18)

Referenced Texts and Resources:

Beyond the Toolkit: Community-Engagement in COVID-19. https://www.beyondthetoolkit.com/

Burkholder, Casey, et al. “Reflexively Revisiting Three Participatory Cellphilm Archives.” Re-Visioning Cellphilming Methodology, Springer Nature Singapore, 2024, pp. 115–30, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-3218-0_8.

Breny, Jean M., and Shannon L. McMorrow. Photovoice for Social Justice : Visual Representation in Action. SAGE Publishing, 2021.

Switzer, Sarah. “‘People Give and Take a Lot in Order to Participate in Things:’ Youth Talk Back - Making a Case for Non-Participation.” Curriculum Inquiry, vol. 50, no. 2, 2020, pp. 168–93, https://doi.org/10.1080/03626784.2020.1766341.

To Cite this Episode:

⁠Switzer, S. (Host). (2024, Dec 3). ⁠Sharing our work online: A conversation with Casey Burkholder and Jean Breny [audio podcast episode]. In Let Me Just Share My Screen. Productionby Janna Martin, Centre for Community Based Research and Trillium Health Partners.

Learn More:

• For more information on the project, to view theepisode transcript, and to learn more about online digital storytelling and photovoice (including some introductory resources), visit: https://aim4communityhealth.ca/exploring-participatory-visual-methods-online/
• For more on the Centre for Community BasedResearch