Learn from my story’
A participatory media initiative for Ugandan women affected by obstetric fistula
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9370081 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amy Hill (0000-0002-3978-6907, Anna Needs Neuroblastoma Answers, corresponding author), Amy L Hill (a E-mail) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 77 |
| Pages | 48-60 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Agenda (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1013-0950 • E-ISSN: 2158-978X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10130950.2008.9674957 |
| OpenAlex | W1948146015 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 11 |
Silence Speaks is an international digital storytelling initiative offering a supportive environment for telling stories that too often remain unspoken and unseen and bringing these stories to relevant audiences. It facilitates workshops in which participants share and bear witness to tales of struggle and courage, resulting in short digital videos known as ‘digital stories’. The workshops challenge media legacies of voyeurism and naturalised representation by ensuring that participants, not producers, have primary control over what is shared. The guiding vision is to listen deeply, facilitate reflection and transformation and encourage involvement in collective action to support justice and human rights. In 2006, the project travelled to Uganda to gather stories of rural women who have endured obstetric fistula. This focus describes the methodology used, which offered opportunities for counselling, health education and women's leadership development. It includes story excerpts and emphasises con
Aesthetics · Citizen journalism · Courage · Literature · Media studies · Narrative · Political science · Public relations · Silence · Sociology · Storytelling · Voyeurism · Witness · Gender Studies · Global Health and Surgery · Law · Legal and cultural studies analysis · Psychology · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.36 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2023 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |