Using Visual Methods in Research: Podcast and Video Interview

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In this episode, podcaster Dr. Suzanne Albary and their guests Dr. Jan Wilcox and Dr. Suzanne Culshaw about their use of visual methods in their PhD research. Learn more about Suzanne's use of collage in this MethodSpace interview.

In this is a recording of a session from the 2021 Research Methods e-Festival, Suzanne Culshaw and Suzanne Albary discuss ways to teach creative methods in online classes.

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Typically, interviewers are accustomed to using words: we ask questions, we prompt follow-up responses, but the same principles of visual communication are true for research exchanges. Find tips and examples in this post.

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What if we didn’t have to go fast to do our academic work and research? What if we could embrace the spaces and places around us to slow down? What could that mean for us personally, professionally, and in how we relate to social justice and ecological issues?

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Sometimes taking a break from the keyboard to write by hand unleashes creativity.

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Video Data Analysis: How 21st century video data reshapes social science research
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Video capture is ubiquitous. What does it mean for researchers, and how can we analyze such data?

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How can you study digital culture and activism? Watch this interview with Dr. Lyndon Wray.

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Seeing and Hearing the Problem: Using Video in Qualitative Research
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Seeing and Hearing the Problem: Using Video in Qualitative Research
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Look at the choices of video methods made by authors of four research articles.

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Analyzing Visual Data
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Analyzing Visual Data
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How do we understand and interpret visual or video data? See these open-access articles for ideas and examples.

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Analyzing Photos in Photovoice Studies
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Analyzing Photos in Photovoice Studies
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Find a collection of open-access articles about analyzing and interpreting photos generated by participants using photovoice mmethods.

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Photovoice: An Introduction to the Method and Analysis Tips
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Photovoice: An Introduction to the Method and Analysis Tips
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How do you analyze data in photovoice studies? Jean M. Breny, Shannon L. McMorrow offer an introduction.

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Analyzing Aural and Sound Data
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The baby crying next door. Chaotic street life that permeates the apartment. Music. The tone of voices in the interview recording. Whether intentional or not, sometimes important data can be heard. How do we analyze and interpret aural data? These open-access articles offer some examples.

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Charles Vanover, Paul Mihas, and Johnny Saldaña discuss their excellent book in this lively video interview.

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Teaching Approaches to Visualizing Data
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Find open-access instructional materials from the course: Data Visualisation in Political Psychology at The University of Sheffield.

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Resources for Creative, Arts-Based, and Visual Methods
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To learn more about the varied ways to collect, elicit, or generate data with creative and visual methods, consult these sources.

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In this interview Gillian Rose and Janet Salmons discuss visual methodologies and methods, and the fifth edition of Rose’s important book, Visual Methodologies: An Introduction to Researching with Visual Materials.

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Images or other creative expressions generated by participants can offer rich sources of data. What are the ethical issues in such studies, and how can we navigate them? Find examples and guidance in this collection of open-access articles.

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Emerging Methods: Creative Research Examples
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Not all research involves words or numbers. Creative, visual, and arts-based methods are being used in new ways, in many fields of study. Find open-access examples in this post.

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In this post Dr. Qamar discusses the use and interpretation of photographic data.

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In this post, Sara Johnson reflects on the role of multimodality in student storytelling as it emerges in her work and her research into that work.

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Dr. Eichsteller and Dr. Howard Davis, co-authors of Biographical Research Methods, discuss varied ways to use these approaches.

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In this interview Daria Khanolainen explains how she used graphic vignettes to study school bullying, and the usefulness of this approach for studying sensitive issues.

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Dig into participants' stories with biographical and life history interviews.

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Creative, Arts-Based, and Visual Methods for December 2022
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Welcome to December 2022 and a focus on creative, visual, and arts-based methods!

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