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Moving from Pictures to Social Action: An Introduction to Photovoice as a Participatory Action Tool
Author(s) -
MayfieldJohnson Susan,
Butler James
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
new directions for adult and continuing education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0717
pISSN - 1052-2891
DOI - 10.1002/ace.20230
Subject(s) - photovoice , action (physics) , participatory action research , citizen journalism , sociology , pedagogy , photography , public relations , psychology , political science , visual arts , art , anthropology , physics , quantum mechanics , law
This chapter provides an overview of a community‐based approach to documentary photography known as photovoice and describes how Community Health Advisors in Mississippi and Alabama used photovoice to empower themselves and take action by becoming active partners in their individual and in their community's health.