Engaging Girls with Disabilities Through Cellphilming: Reflections on Participatory Visual Research as a Means of Countering Violence in the Global South
Published 2021
Contributors
Author: Xuan Thuy Nguyen, Marnina Gonick, Tuyen Bui
Publisher: Sage Journals
Date: 2021
Geographic Coverage: Vietnam
Type of Resource: Academic Journal
Sector/setting: Research
Vulnerable groups: Girls, Young Women
Developed with children and young people? Yes
Type of participation: Consultation With Children and Young People
Availability: Open Access
Keywords: Cellphilming, Empowerment, Girls with Disabilities, Participatory Visual Methodologies, Vietnam, Violence
Introduction
Despite the fact that most countries have ratified the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child, girls with disabilities experience multiple forms of violence and oppression. Using a critical approach to arts-based research, we argue that while disabled girls experience multiple vulnerabilities due to the structural conditions which exposed them to violence, the use of participatory visual methods allowed them to reframe their stories. This article discusses the implications for reconceptualizing diverse childhoods in relation to methodologies for empowering disabled girls.