scholarly journals How A Hashtag Matters – Crafting Response(-Abilities) through Research-Activism on Sexual Harassment in Pre-Teen Peer Cultures

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 242-258
Author(s):  
Suvi Pihkala ◽  
Tuija Huuki
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Discursive Practices ◽  
Creative Methods ◽  
Research With Children ◽  
Peer Cultures ◽  
Creative Research ◽  
Valentine's Day ◽  
Three Space

This paper examines what research with children can do and become when it intra-acts with a MeToo hashtag, creative methods, experiences of sexual harassment and the making and travelling of Valentine’s Day cards. The paper is grounded within a creative research-activist project, #MeToo Postscriptum, which aimed to address sexual harassment in pre-teen peer cultures. Analyzing the project, the paper explores how the idea of response-ability manifested in three space-times of the project, and how the material-discursive practices of the project reiteratively reconfigured the conditions of possibilities to respond, react, and act against abusive gendered and sexual child peer cultures. Mapping response-ability through our research endeavours helps theorize the contingent, complex, and entangled ways research-activist methodologies can activate change, enables us to envision response-able practices to counter sexual harassment in young peer cultures, and sensitizes us as scholars and educators to our responsibilities and accountabilities that become recrafted in response.

scholarly journals Moving with Touch: Entanglements of a Child, Valentine’s Day Cards, and Research–Activism against Sexual Harassment in Pre-Teen Peer Cultures

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pihkala ◽  
Huuki ◽  
Sunnari
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Recognition Response ◽  
Human Child ◽  
Time Space ◽  
Peer Cultures ◽  
Valentine's Day ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Political Matter

In this paper, we respond to feminist new materialist scholars’ calls to explore what research in the field of gendered and sexual violence can be, do, and become. This paper explores the microprocesses of change within the more-than-human child–card entanglements as part of our research–activist campaign addressing sexual harassment in pre-teen peer cultures. Drawing on one of our creative workshops, we generate three analytical readings that map touch. We focus, first, on the intra-action of bodies, objects, and abstractions that reconfigures painful experiences of harassment for recognition; second, on the affective charge in moments and movements of response and resistance; and third, on what else touch can become when it travels across time–space domains as part of our research–activism. Re-engaging with our research–activism, we propose that different kinds of touch converge into a sensing-feeling, inherently ethico-political, matter-realizing apparatus that reconfigures painful experiences of gendered and sexual harassment for recognition, response, and resistance. Connecting to feminist new materialist endeavors to envision and enact response-able research, we propose that ‘moving with touch’ helps us shed light on the microprocesses of change in generative ways—that is, in ways that recraft response-abilities and invite movement.

Generative tools enhance creative and ethical research with children

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alane Sanders
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Adult Child ◽  
Power Dynamics ◽  
Public High School ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Creative Methods ◽  
Research With Children ◽  
Thoughtful Reflection ◽  
Depth Interviews

Purpose Qualitative researchers working with young people consistently face challenges in trying to ethically gain insight into their inner thoughts and worlds. The purpose of this paper is to examine how the use of generative tools in conjunction with qualitative interviewing with young people can enhance creativity and reflexivity, while mitigating adult-child power dynamics. Design/methodology/approach This paper draws upon ethnographic research conducted by the author examining the interplay between emotion, communication, and schooling at a public high school. Participant observation, use of generative tools to make collages representing each student’s experience, and in-depth interviews guided by the student-created visuals were triangulated to more fully understand the students’ experiences. Findings Generative tools foster reflexivity in both researcher and participants, lesson adult-child power dynamic concerns, and foster creativity without the requirement of drawing ability. Integrating the collaging process into in-depth interviews enabled students to privilege their primary thoughts, experiences, and concerns related to the issues being studied, mitigating concerns over adults overpowering and controlling the focus of the interview. Originality/value Generative tools can complement and enhance time-honored qualitative methods to alleviate ongoing concerns about ethical and accurate research with young people. Researchers are encouraged to embrace creative methods to engage young people in ethical and thoughtful reflection on and sharing of their experiences. Creative methods are also useful in empowering young people to imagine their world otherwise creating new possibilities for the future.

Ethnocinema and the Vulnerable Methods of Creative Public Pedagogies

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 196-217
Author(s):  
Anne Harris
Keyword(s):  
Public Pedagogy ◽  
Creative Methods ◽  
Creative Research ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Personal Perspectives ◽  
Pedagogical Approaches ◽  
Culturally Embedded

In ethnocinematic collaboration, participants and researchers share what it means to be culturally-embedded and critical fellow-travelers, and explore their similarities and differences within evolving creative research and pedagogical approaches. Ethnocinema shares characteristics with autoethnography, drawing on culturally-embedded personal perspectives and expression, which are political and scholarly in their execution and scope. Creative methods like ethnocinema thrive in the emerging digital technological landscape, and are able to speak to global audiences through online dissemination strategies. Drawing on the principles of public pedagogy, this essay articulates in practical terms how to “do” ethnocinema and ethnovideo as a video-based creative and collaborative method.

scholarly journals Listening to Children’s Voices: Reflections on Researching With Children in Multilingual Montreal

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-148
Author(s):  
Alison Crump ◽  
Heather Phipps
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Creative Methods ◽  
Research With Children ◽  
Children’S Voices ◽  
Researching With Children ◽  
Children's Stories

In this paper, we discuss methodological and ethical issues related to researching with children in a way that respects and validates their voices. Drawing on vignettes from one of the author’s inquiries with young multilingual children, we share strategies we see as central to positioning children as knowledgeable and active agents in their own and our learning. We propose three main criteria for doing qualitative research with children: fostering respectful relationships; using creative methods; and listening attentively to children’s stories. We discuss what these criteria can contribute to early childhood education, both in formal and non-formal settings.

METHODS THAT MOVE US: CREATIVITY AND ETHICS IN RESEARCHING DIGITAL YOUTH CULTURES

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Signe Uldbjerg ◽  
Natalie Hendry ◽  
Ysabel Gerrard
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Publishing Research ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Youth Cultures ◽  
Creative Methods ◽  
Creative Research ◽  
Digital Youth

For scholars exploring digital youth cultures, creative research methods offer the potential to disrupt existing power imbalances, form empowering creative practices or closely engage with knowledge production that is dynamic, embodied and socially contextual. Yet the experience of doing creative research methods poses challenges that are often under- or unacknowledged in our work. This roundtable brings together researchers from different countries (Australia, Canada, Denmark, and the United Kingdom), career stages, and with differing methodological expertise to discuss the ethical, personal, theoretical and methodological challenges of creative methods research to understand intersectionally diverse groups of young people and their digitally lives. In the spirit of creative methods, our roundtable opens with a short creative, hands-on task that encourages reflection on the following aspects of researching young people’s digital lives: approaching ethics, anonymity, care and vulnerability; choosing suitable research methods; including young people in research; rethinking what counts as “data”; and publishing research results. We will then share brief summaries of our research, addressing ethical challenges at different stages of the research process; from diversity in recruitment and interactions between research designs and young people’s digital lives, to representations of young voices in academic writing and young people’s possibilities of long-term commitments in participatory research. We want to emphasize the importance of openly discussing the challenges we face as researchers but also as practitioners, educators and activists, and we will invite participants to discuss their own research relating to creative methods, ethics and youth digital cultures. Our work emphasises the political and pedagogical need for research that approaches young people’s diverse media practices through respectful listening and co-production methods. Additionally, we wish to reflect on our own positions as researchers and feminists, and on which perspectives we can represent and which we cannot.

scholarly journals Reflections on the results of a roundtable on creative methods in disabilities research

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-128
Author(s):  
Sofie Sergeant ◽  
Hanna Peels ◽  
Esther Joosa ◽  
Roy Brown ◽  
Geert Van Hove ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Disability Studies ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Creative Methods ◽  
Door Deze ◽  
Creative Research

In these research notes, we present the results of a roundtable and a subsequent process of reflection on the challenges facing researchers in disability studies using creative methods. The roundtable took place at a conference on disability, “Diversity & Belonging: Celebrating Difference” in Athens in 2018. The aim of the roundtable was to explore with other researchers in disability studies the challenges and joys of academic research using creative research methods. Even though the commitment to inclusive research is common in disability studies, the use of creative research methods still feels like pioneering and unconventional. The purpose of the roundtable was to discuss how we can extend the use of creative research methods so that more people can join in research work.  In these research notes, we discuss some reflections on the material that came out of our roundtable and from the reflective session we held after the roundtable. From studying these conversations, we identified four insights on the use of creative methods in disability studies: embodiment, discomfort, connection and plurality of voices.   Samenvatting In deze research notes presenteren we de resultaten van een roundtable en het daaropvolgend proces van reflectie over de uitdagingen van het toepassen van creatieve onderzoeksmethoden in disability studies. De roundtable vond plaats op het disability-gerelateerd congres “Diversity & Belonging: Celebrating Difference” in Athene, 2018. Het doel van de roundtable was om samen met andere onderzoekers in disability studies de obstakels en kansen van creatieve onderzoeksmethoden in academisch onderzoek te verkennen. Hoewel onderzoek steeds meer inclusief vormgegeven wordt voelt het gebruik van creatieve methodes nog steeds aan als pionieren, baanbrekend en onconventioneel.  Het doel van de roundtable was om met andere onderzoekers samen te exploreren hoe we het gebruik van creatieve onderzoeksmethoden kunnen uitbreiden zodat meer mensen kunnen meedoen in onderzoek. In het artikel gaan we in op de resultaten van de roundtable en ons reflectieproces daarna. Door deze gesprekken te bestuderen, identificeerden we vier inzichten over het gebruik van creatieve methoden in disability studies onderzoek: rond embodiment, ongemak, verbinding en meervoudigheid van stemmen.    

De aantrekkingskracht en uitdagingen van creatieve onderzoeksmethoden

KWALON ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-134
Author(s):  
Gwenda van der Vaart
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Types Of Knowledge ◽  
Creative Methods ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
Creative Research ◽  
Different Types

Abstract The appeal and challenges of creative research methods Attention for the use of creative research methods in various scientific disciplines is increasing. In this article, several reasons are given as to why researchers are drawn to these methods. The challenges that researchers may face in using these methods are also described. The article ends with a brief outlook on the possible future of creative methods, pointing to how they can contribute to acquiring acknowledge and tap into different types of knowledge.

The Effect of Symbol Background Color on the Speed of Locating Targets by Adults Without Disabilities: Implications for Augmentative and Alternative Communication Display Design

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 1482-1488
Author(s):  
Jennifer J. Thistle
Keyword(s):  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Reaction Times ◽  
The Other ◽  
Background Color ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Display Design ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
Research With Children ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Perceptual Factors

Purpose Previous research with children with and without disabilities has demonstrated that visual–perceptual factors can influence the speech of locating a target on an array. Adults without disabilities often facilitate the learning and use of a child's augmentative and alternative communication system. The current research examined how the presence of symbol background color influenced the speed with which adults without disabilities located target line drawings in 2 studies. Method Both studies used a between-subjects design. In the 1st study, 30 adults (ages 18–29 years) located targets in a 16-symbol array. In the 2nd study, 30 adults (ages 18–34 years) located targets in a 60-symbol array. There were 3 conditions in each study: symbol background color, symbol background white with a black border, and symbol background white with a color border. Results In the 1st study, reaction times across groups were not significantly different. In the 2nd study, participants in the symbol background color condition were significantly faster than participants in the other conditions, and participants in the symbol background white with black border were significantly slower than participants in the other conditions. Conclusion Communication partners may benefit from the presence of background color, especially when supporting children using displays with many symbols.

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