Journal of Health Psychology
Volume 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 79-89

Moving images: Psychoanalytically informed visual methods in documenting the lives of women migrants and asylum seekers (Article)

Haaken J.K.* , O'Neill M.
  • a Department of Psychology, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207, United States
  • b Durham University, United Kingdom

Abstract

While feminist arts-based projects have gained legitimacy, theory guiding the use of visual images in field research has lagged. Drawing on psychoanalytic-feminist theory and participatory action research methods, the article presents a study carried out with women refugee and asylum seekers that focuses on their experiences in seeking a place of safety in the United Kingdom. The aim was to produce through photography and videography a collective account of asylum as a daily process. In discussing the study, the authors provide a psychoanalytic framework for working through ethical, political, and methodological dilemmas in the use of visual imagery in feminist research. © The Author(s) 2013.

Author Keywords

Asylum seekers Photovoice Visual methods women migrants psychoanalytic-feminist research Participatory action research

Index Keywords

refugee psychological aspect methodology human Refugees asylum seekers psychoanalytic-feminist research photovoice visual methods asylum seeker Humans migrant Emigrants and Immigrants England female feminism women migrants psychoanalysis Article adult migration United Kingdom participatory research Community-Based Participatory Research Transients and Migrants participatory action research
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84891092171&doi=10.1177%2f1359105313500248&partnerID=40&md5=8bd56c5f7eeba065dad6fd6038979cef
DOI: 10.1177/1359105313500248
ISSN: 13591053
Cited by: 20
Original Language: English