‘Girls have powers’: using research-led arts to connect policymaking with girls’ lived experiences in Uganda
| Autor: | Katie McQuaid, Lillian Mbabazi, Robert M. Vanderbeck |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Cultural Studies
Participatory methods Lived experience 05 social sciences 0211 other engineering and technologies 0507 social and economic geography 021107 urban & regional planning Gender studies 02 engineering and technology The arts Gender Studies Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Applied arts Sociology 050703 geography Demography |
| Zdroj: | Gender, Place & Culture. 28:605-626 |
| ISSN: | 1360-0524 0966-369X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/0966369x.2020.1729704 |
| Popis: | This article offers new methodological directions for generating difficult-to-capture evidence on the hidden dimensions of young people’s lives in challenging circumstances. We explore how research-led applied arts can advance participatory methodologies to bridge the gap that often exists between participatory research engaging girls meaningfully within the research process, and knowledge exchange processes that connect policy-making with their lived experiences. We demonstrate how this innovative approach, embedded within a girlhood studies framework, amplifies the voices of those marginalised by gender and age in urban settings. It co-creates the (safe) spaces, resources and tools to recognise, explore and intervene against systemic inequalities and injustices. Research-led applied arts provide mechanisms for messaging girls’ concerns and perspectives in a non-threatening manner directly to those with the power to address them. Such situated knowledge exchange is crucial if we are to sustainably challenge inequitable gender regimes in ways that respond directly to the everyday challenges faced by girls in developing contexts. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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