Participatory Photography, Ethical Storytelling, and Modern Slavery Survivor Voices: Adapting to COVID-19

Haji, Aisha Ali; Baya, Rehema; Brady, Emily; McCabe, Helen; Manji, Yasmin; Otiende, Sophie

Abstract

Conducting a truly participatory research project between partners in the Global North and Global South brings challenges in normal circumstances, yet when the COVID-19 pandemic forced our project to pause, we overcame multiple additional challenges to successfully complete it. This chapter considers how both we, the research team, and the survivors of modern slavery who were participants in the research project Survivors Voices, Stories and Images adapted its initial project brief to conduct a successful research project in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, whilst considering what shortcomings could be better addressed in future. In particular, we note that, when considering participatory research methods: (1) a need for flexible aims, objectives and outputs is essential, (2) research should be survivor-led, and (3) additional resources to allow for unforeseen circumstances should be integral to research.

Citation

Haji, A. A., Baya, R., Brady, E., McCabe, H., Manji, Y., & Otiende, S. (2022). Participatory Photography, Ethical Storytelling, and Modern Slavery Survivor Voices: Adapting to COVID-19. In M. do Carmo dos Santos Gonçalves, R. Gutwald, T. Kleibl, R. Lutz, N. Noyoo, & J. Twikirize (Eds.), The Coronavirus Crisis and Challenges to Social Development: Global Perspectives (371-380). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84678-7_31

• Online Publication Date: Jan 3, 2022
• Publication Date: Jan 3, 2022
• Deposit Date: May 18, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 4, 2024
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 371-380
• Book Title: The Coronavirus Crisis and Challenges to Social Development: Global Perspectives
• ISBN: 9783030846770
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84678-7_31
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5559071
• Publisher URL: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-84678-7_31
• Additional Information: First Online: 3 January 2022
• Contract Date: May 17, 2021