Karen Fowler-Watt
Biographic Data
| ID | 1713303 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen Fowler-Watt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen |
| FAMILY NAME | Fowler-Watt |
| SIGNATURE | FOWLER-WATT K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bournemouth University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2408-1530 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Beyond Voice and Advocacy
This study explores how a project inspired by Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) supported the reintegration of former child soldiers in Colombia through collaborative creative writing. Twenty-two adolescents engaged in narrative re-imagination through self-reflection, mutual recognition, authorship and dialogue. Participatory thematic analysis identified four identity trajectories—stronger, altruistic, political and harmonious—linked to …
The Palgrave Handbook of Media Misinformation
Storylistening' as a methodology for peacebuilding among young survivors of conflict and their communities in Colombia
Working on a participatory arts project with former child soldiers and young survivors of conflict in Colombia's indigenous Nasa community led to the development of an alternative to the qualitative interview, which we call 'story listening'. Storylistening is a methodology for peacebuilding that took shape within a narrative based culture and embraces the importance of acknowledging the everyday, as perceived and lived by young indigenous people…
Reporting the Covid-19 Pandemic
The political and media rhetoric of the pandemic is that of conflict and a call to arms in face of a hidden enemy. But this is not a distant war where journalists are parachuted in to report on the action for a few weeks and then fly home. It is on our own doorstep. Many of those covering the global crisis do not correspond to the popular image of hardened conflict reporters and may have little experience in dealing with distressing stories of de…
Rethinking Journalism Practice Through Innovative Approaches to Post Conflict Reporting
Since peace negotiations between the Colombian government and Farc guerrillas began in 2012, it is generally accepted in the country that journalism has a responsibility to nurture peace and that the media can positively influence reconciliation. But a recent analysis of domestic news concluded the voices of victims were distinctly absent and that the majority of coverage involved official sources. This paper argues that a journalism intended to …
The Tree of Love
Autobiographies of childhood generally focus on narratives of nostalgia or trauma, depicting notions of lost innocence. This article posits that such a Global North perspective needs to be re-imagined when listening to the ‘self-stories’ of child soldiers from Colombia’s indigenous Nasa community in the Cauca region. They described their experiences of conflict in a series of narrative workshops located around the Tree of Love, (el árbol del amor…
The Auto/Biographical Journalist and Stories of Lived Experience
New beginnings are crucial to career construction. This paper explores how stories of ‘lived experience’ are used by journalists making the transition into education to narrate their own lives. It contends that personal stories can provide the journalist moving from newsroom to classroom with an authentic means to write the next chapter in a life story, since storytelling is the journalist’s ‘stock in trade’. The paper’s principal feature is 2 st…
Rethinking Journalism Practice Through Innovative Approaches to Post Conflict Reporting
Since peace negotiations between the Colombian government and Farc guerrillas began in 2012, it is generally accepted in the country that journalism has a responsibility to nurture peace and that the media can positively influence reconciliation. But a recent analysis of domestic news concluded the voices of victims were distinctly absent and that the majority of coverage involved official sources. This paper argues that a journalism intended to …
Storylistening' as a methodology for peacebuilding among young survivors of conflict and their communities in Colombia
Working on a participatory arts project with former child soldiers and young survivors of conflict in Colombia's indigenous Nasa community led to the development of an alternative to the qualitative interview, which we call 'story listening'. Storylistening is a methodology for peacebuilding that took shape within a narrative based culture and embraces the importance of acknowledging the everyday, as perceived and lived by young indigenous people…
The Tree of Love
Autobiographies of childhood generally focus on narratives of nostalgia or trauma, depicting notions of lost innocence. This article posits that such a Global North perspective needs to be re-imagined when listening to the ‘self-stories’ of child soldiers from Colombia’s indigenous Nasa community in the Cauca region. They described their experiences of conflict in a series of narrative workshops located around the Tree of Love, (el árbol del amor…
The Auto/Biographical Journalist and Stories of Lived Experience
New beginnings are crucial to career construction. This paper explores how stories of ‘lived experience’ are used by journalists making the transition into education to narrate their own lives. It contends that personal stories can provide the journalist moving from newsroom to classroom with an authentic means to write the next chapter in a life story, since storytelling is the journalist’s ‘stock in trade’. The paper’s principal feature is 2 st…
Rethinking Journalism Practice Through Innovative Approaches to Post Conflict Reporting
Since peace negotiations between the Colombian government and Farc guerrillas began in 2012, it is generally accepted in the country that journalism has a responsibility to nurture peace and that the media can positively influence reconciliation. But a recent analysis of domestic news concluded the voices of victims were distinctly absent and that the majority of coverage involved official sources. This paper argues that a journalism intended to …
The Tree of Love
Autobiographies of childhood generally focus on narratives of nostalgia or trauma, depicting notions of lost innocence. This article posits that such a Global North perspective needs to be re-imagined when listening to the ‘self-stories’ of child soldiers from Colombia’s indigenous Nasa community in the Cauca region. They described their experiences of conflict in a series of narrative workshops located around the Tree of Love, (el árbol del amor…
The Auto/Biographical Journalist and Stories of Lived Experience
New beginnings are crucial to career construction. This paper explores how stories of ‘lived experience’ are used by journalists making the transition into education to narrate their own lives. It contends that personal stories can provide the journalist moving from newsroom to classroom with an authentic means to write the next chapter in a life story, since storytelling is the journalist’s ‘stock in trade’. The paper’s principal feature is 2 st…
Reporting the Covid-19 Pandemic
The political and media rhetoric of the pandemic is that of conflict and a call to arms in face of a hidden enemy. But this is not a distant war where journalists are parachuted in to report on the action for a few weeks and then fly home. It is on our own doorstep. Many of those covering the global crisis do not correspond to the popular image of hardened conflict reporters and may have little experience in dealing with distressing stories of de…
The Palgrave Handbook of Media Misinformation
Storylistening' as a methodology for peacebuilding among young survivors of conflict and their communities in Colombia
Working on a participatory arts project with former child soldiers and young survivors of conflict in Colombia's indigenous Nasa community led to the development of an alternative to the qualitative interview, which we call 'story listening'. Storylistening is a methodology for peacebuilding that took shape within a narrative based culture and embraces the importance of acknowledging the everyday, as perceived and lived by young indigenous people…
Beyond Voice and Advocacy
This study explores how a project inspired by Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) supported the reintegration of former child soldiers in Colombia through collaborative creative writing. Twenty-two adolescents engaged in narrative re-imagination through self-reflection, mutual recognition, authorship and dialogue. Participatory thematic analysis identified four identity trajectories—stronger, altruistic, political and harmonious—linked to …
Narrative (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · History (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Media studies (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Art (3 works) · History (3 works) · Identity (music (3 works) · Journalism (3 works)