Module 2 women's studies DB

Module 2: PhotoVoice Discussion

In each module, you will have the opportunity to participate in an online discussion forum.

Discussion Purpose

The purpose of the discussion forum is to exchange ideas with class members in order to expand personal perspectives and make a meaningful application of the course content. Participating in class discussions is a vital part of learning. Participation in discussions represents a significant portion of graded work in this class.

Effective communication is an essential component of this course. It is best to review the rules of Netiquette prior to participating.

Please post your initial response to the discussion topic question(s), and reply meaningfully to at least TWO of your fellow classmate's posts (or more if you're feeling extra:).  

After looking closely at the selected images in the POWERPOINT below, think about and respond to these questions:

Observation and Description

· What do you notice first in the photograph, and why do you think your attention is drawn there?

Context and Perspective

· Who might be the intended audience for this photograph, and how might their interpretation differ from yours?

Interpretation and Meaning

· What emotions or ideas does the photograph evoke in you? Do you think this aligns with the photographer's intended message?

· What story or message do you think the photograph is trying to convey? Are there any symbols or metaphors present that enhance its meaning?

Critical Reflection

· What questions does this photograph raise for you about its subject or context?

· How does this imagery relate to the Module Topic?

PhotoVoice uses a combination of photography and critical group discussions as a way to engage participants in identifying their own views of the research topic covered in each module, and as a tool for social awareness and potential change.

Key Objectives

PhotoVoice projects have three main goals, or objectives. Firstly, PhotoVoice aims to create a safe space within which participants are encouraged to examine themselves and their community. By using PhotoVoice, participants are able to challenge or question aspects of their social reality. This process is referred to as critical reflection. The second goal of PhotoVoice is to involve participants in active listening, sharing and dialogue, which requires that all participants communicate with and learn from one another and facilitators in order to explore ways in which various community issues can be understood.

Lastly, PhotoVoice aims to move people towards action, and therefore to effecting or stimulating positive changes in their community (Carlson et al., 2006).  As part of PhotoVoice’s mission to engage its participants in communication and dialogue, it aims to give voice to participants. Giving voice means providing a space:

· To enable people to record and reflect their community’s strengths and concerns

· To allow women to tell their own stories in their own words

· To promote critical dialogue and knowledge about important issues through large and small group discussion of photographs

· To reach policy/decision makers/larger community

 In PhotoVoice studies it is the participants, not the researcher, who are given an authoritative voice, as it is the participants who decide what photographs are shown and discussed, and it is the participants who shape the stories (or the narratives) that are discussed. PhotoVoice considers its participants as capable and, in fact, experts in investigating their own lives. Participants are able to express their understanding and interpretation of their lives, and their voices are made central to the research.

Through PhotoVoice, researchers are able to see the world from the view of those who do not usually have any control over how the world is perceived (Wang & Burris, 1997). Having voice and being considered in this way can provide participants with a sense of significance. These voices are then made even stronger when they are listened to by community and other stakeholders (Capous Desyllas, 2014; Shah, 2015).

This week, you will be responding to visual imagery offered from the world around you.   Click the link to the PowerPoint Slides provided.  After observing the images in the slides, click Next  at the bottom of this page  to respond to the questions offered.     GQ's Men of the Year 2012 (And.pptx I attached the powerpoint

Module 2: PhotoVoice Discussion

In each module, you will have the opportunity to participate in an online discussion forum.

Discussion Purpose

The purpose of the discussion forum is to exchange ideas with class members in order to expand personal perspectives and make a meaningful application of the course content. Participating in class discussions is a vital part of learning. Participation in discussions represents a significant portion of graded work in this class.

Effective communication is an essential component of this course. It is best to review the rules of Netiquette prior to participating.

Please post your initial response to the discussion topic question(s), and reply meaningfully to at least TWO of your fellow classmate's posts (or more if you're feeling extra:).  

After looking closely at the selected images in the POWERPOINT below, think about and respond to these questions:

Observation and Description

· What do you notice first in the photograph, and why do you think your attention is drawn there?

Context and Perspective

· Who might be the intended audience for this photograph, and how might their interpretation differ from yours?

Interpretation and Meaning

· What emotions or ideas does the photograph evoke in you? Do you think this aligns with the photographer's intended message?

· What story or message do you think the photograph is trying to convey? Are there any symbols or metaphors present that enhance its meaning?

Critical Reflection

· What questions does this photograph raise for you about its subject or context?

· How does this imagery relate to the Module Topic?

PhotoVoice uses a combination of photography and critical group discussions as a way to engage participants in identifying their own views of the research topic covered in each module, and as a tool for social awareness and potential change.

Key Objectives

PhotoVoice projects have three main goals, or objectives. Firstly, PhotoVoice aims to create a safe space within which participants are encouraged to examine themselves and their community. By using PhotoVoice, participants are able to challenge or question aspects of their social reality. This process is referred to as critical reflection. The second goal of PhotoVoice is to involve participants in active listening, sharing and dialogue, which requires that all participants communicate with and learn from one another and facilitators in order to explore ways in which various community issues can be understood.

Lastly, PhotoVoice aims to move people towards action, and therefore to effecting or stimulating positive changes in their community (Carlson et al., 2006).  As part of PhotoVoice’s mission to engage its participants in communication and dialogue, it aims to give voice to participants. Giving voice means providing a space:

· To enable people to record and reflect their community’s strengths and concerns

· To allow women to tell their own stories in their own words

· To promote critical dialogue and knowledge about important issues through large and small group discussion of photographs

· To reach policy/decision makers/larger community

 In PhotoVoice studies it is the participants, not the researcher, who are given an authoritative voice, as it is the participants who decide what photographs are shown and discussed, and it is the participants who shape the stories (or the narratives) that are discussed. PhotoVoice considers its participants as capable and, in fact, experts in investigating their own lives. Participants are able to express their understanding and interpretation of their lives, and their voices are made central to the research.

Through PhotoVoice, researchers are able to see the world from the view of those who do not usually have any control over how the world is perceived (Wang & Burris, 1997). Having voice and being considered in this way can provide participants with a sense of significance. These voices are then made even stronger when they are listened to by community and other stakeholders (Capous Desyllas, 2014; Shah, 2015).

This week, you will be responding to visual imagery offered from the world around you.   Click the link to the PowerPoint Slides provided.  After observing the images in the slides, click Next  at the bottom of this page  to respond to the questions offered.     GQ's Men of the Year 2012 (And.pptx I attached the powerpoint