Sharing our work online: A conversation with Casey Burkholder and Jean Breny
How do we ethically and effectively share photos, videos, and other visual products from online photovoice and digital storytelling projects? In this episode, host Dr. Sarah Switzer chats with participatory visual method researchers Dr. Casey Burkholder and Dr. Jean Breny about the challenges and best practices in sharing videos and photos from online digital storytelling, cellphilming, and photovoice projects. They dive into topics like navigating research ethics when sharing and exhibiting videos or photos online, adapting exhibitions to online platforms, and keeping communities at the center of the work. Plus, they explore the real-world impact of these methods on policy and social change. Tune in for an insightful and practical discussion!
Conversation Outline:
- Introduction (0:08-2:56)
- Considerations for exhibiting online and by distance (02:57-12:53)
- This webpage is unavailable: Sharing and maintaining photos and video archives (12:54-19:39)
- Research ethics and accountability to communities (19:40-27:47)
- Flexibility and adaptability in participatory visual methods (27:48-29:32)
- Research and policy impacts: Fostering local change through “conversations with your auntie” (29:33-35:12)
- Final thoughts and reflections on exhibiting visual products online (35:13-38:18)
Further Resources:
- Beyond the Toolkit: Community-Engagement in COVID-19. https://www.beyondthetoolkit.com/
- Burkholder, Casey, et al. “Reflexively Revisiting Three Participatory Cellphilm Archives.” Re-Visioning Cellphilming Methodology, Springer Nature Singapore, 2024, pp. 115–30, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-3218-0_8.
- Breny, Jean M., and Shannon L. McMorrow. Photovoice for Social Justice : Visual Representation in Action. SAGE Publishing, 2021.
- Switzer, Sarah. “‘People Give and Take a Lot in Order to Participate in Things:’ Youth Talk Back – Making a Case for Non-Participation.” Curriculum Inquiry, vol. 50, no. 2, 2020, pp. 168–93, https://doi.org/10.1080/03626784.2020.1766341.
Guest and Host Bios
Dr. Sarah Switzer (Host)
Dr. Sarah Switzer (she/her) is a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Community Based Research. Her work focuses on how to meaningfully, equitably, and feasibly engage community members in program, policy design, and research. Much of this work began in the HIV and Harm Reduction sector and since has expanded to include other health equity issues. Over time, she has developed a specialized focus in participatory visual methods, facilitation (including online facilitation), and knowledge translation in health equity fields.
Dr. Casey Burkholder (Guest)
Dr. Casey Burkholder (she/her) is a Tier II Canada Research Chair and an Associate Professor at Concordia University—researching gender, sexuality education, DIY media-making, art production, queer joy, and participatory archiving. Casey engages in research for social change through participatory visual approaches to local issues with 2SLGBTQ+ children, youth, adults, elders and teachers. She is the PI of the JOYLab, Pride/Swell+ and SexualityNB.
Dr. Jean M. Breny (Guest)
Dr. Jean M. Breny (she/her) is Professor in the Department of Public Health at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, Connecticut. Engaging photovoice and CBPR methodology, her public health research and practice aims to achieve health equity through an anti-racism lens. She conducted photovoice research in BIPOC communities in New Haven and Bridgeport, CT uncovering COVID-19 related health inequities, now being used to inform health policy and advocacy efforts targeting food insecurity. Her co-authored book, Photovoice for Social Justice: Visual Representation in Action, was published in 2021.
To cite this podcast episode:
Switzer, S. (Host). (2024, Dec 3). Sharing our work online: A conversation with Casey Burkholder and Jean Breny. In Let Me Just Share My Screen. Production by Janna Martin, Centre for Community Based Research and Trillium Health Partners.
Podcast episode production team: Elizabeth Mansfield, Kristina Fuentes-Aiello, Janna Martin, Hani Sadati, Amanda Brotman