A participatory filmmaking process with children with disabilities in rural India

Working towards inclusive research

Bibliographic Data

ID4968285
AuthorsTanya Elizabeth Benjamin-Thomas (0000-0001-9830-3242, Western University, corresponding author), Debbie Laliberte Rudman (0000-0002-5486-8994, Western University), Jeshuran Gunaseelan (Footprint Photography, Vellore, India), Vinod Joseph Abraham (0000-0002-0007-9922, christian medical college, vellore), Debra Cameron (0000-0003-2567-0564, University of Toronto), Colleen Mcgrath (0000-0003-0032-8092, Western University), Samuel Prasanna Vinoth Kumar (christian medical college, vellore)
Year2019
Volume12
Issue3
Publication date2019-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMethodological Innovations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2059-7991 • E-ISSN: 2059-7991
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/2059799119890795
OpenAlexW2991625608
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited39

Children with disabilities often experience exclusion within their communities, and this exclusion can extend into research processes. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, however, emphasizes that children of all abilities need to be involved as decision makers in matters affecting them. This article provides an in-depth description of the process of a participatory action research project carried out with children with disabilities from a rural village in India. It argues for the utility of participatory filmmaking as a research methodology that supports inclusion of children with disabilities as co-researchers in research and action processes. The different phases of the research project, namely the preparatory, participatory research, and the action phase, are made transparent along with the details of activities carried out within each phase. The technical and pragmatic challenges faced within this participatory filmmaking process are pointed out, and strategies used to negotiate challenges and adapt this methodology to fit context-specific needs are shared. This account of the complex, yet flexible and adaptable, participatory filmmaking process is presented as means to support critical and informed uptakes of participatory filmmaking for inclusive research practices with children with disabilities

Action (physics · Action research · Citizen journalism · Context (archaeology · Filmmaking · Geography · Inclusion (mineral · Negotiation · Participatory action research · Pedagogy · Political science · Process (computing · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Visual arts · Children's Rights and Participation · Computer Science · Disability Rights and Representation · Law · Participatory Visual Research Methods

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