Visual Research Methods in  Research: EUTOPIA Creative Methods Workshop 1

EUTOPIA Creative Methods Learning Community

Interactive online workshop for students and researchers interested in using visual method techniques in social research

What are creative research methods? How can we learn about and research the world using techniques beyond simple interviews, surveys, textual analysis and participant observation? The <a href="https://eutopia-university.eu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">EUTOPIA</a> <a href="https://eutopia-university.eu/english-version/portfolio/education/eutopia-learning-communites/creative-research-methods" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Creative Methods Learning Community</a> brings together international and interdisciplinary expertise from the arts, humanities and social sciences to explore creativity within research methods.In this first interactive workshop for the Learning Community, students and researchers from universities across Europe are invited to:<ul><li>Learn together about a variety of visual techniques that can be used in social research</li><li>Hear from expert researchers and practitioners based in Finland, Slovenia, Sweden and the UK about pratice-based challenges and possibilities using visual methods for knowledge creation</li><li>Try out practical exercises using visual research method techniques</li><li>Share learning, ideas and areas for discussion with students and researchers from across the EUTOPIA partnership.</li></ul>The workshop will also launch the EUTOPIA Creative Methods online resources providing video, audio and reading list resources on an ever-expanding set of topics related to using creativity in social research.Programme (times are in Central European Time)10.00 Welcome and introduction to the workshop and to the EUTOPIA Creative Methods Learning Community from Hannah Jones10.15 What do we know and what do we want to learn about visual methods in social research? Facilitated small group discussions and feedback10.45 Linguistic Landscapes: a discussion between Kaisa Koskinnen and Nike Pokorn on visual methods in urban and linguistic research. Followed by participant discussion.11.30 Practical task: getting ready to learn about your neighbourhood using visual methods 11.45 Independent explorations of method13.15 What have we learned and what have we still to learn? Small group reflection on practical task and on areas for further exploration. 13.45 What do academics have to gain from collaborating with professional photographers and vice versa? presentation from professional photographer Katarina Despotovic, followed by discussion chaired by Helena Holgersson14.45 Reflections on the workshop and future workshops15.00 CloseSpeakersKatarina Despotovic, Photographer, SwedenIn a research project in Gothenburg on the demolition of a run-down, re-used industrial area into an exclusive new built residential area sociologists Catharina Thörn and Helena Holgersson collaborated with photographer Katarina Despotovic, who had also studied cultural studies. Her work was an integrated part of the project from the beginning to the end. Despotovic’s images are included in the article that presents the main results of the project, but are also presented in the photo book Den urbana fronten, in which Katarina also portrays a number of the later displaced people in writing. The last section of the book is made up by an academic essay by Catharina Thörn. In this presentation Katarina Despotovic will reflect on her role in and contribution to the project. What does academics have to gain from collaborating with professional photographers and vice versa? The photo book: Despotovic, Katarina &amp; Thörn, Catharina (2015) Den urbana fronten: En documentation av makten över staden. Stockholm. Arkitektur förlag. https://arkitektur.se/produkt/den-urbana-fronten/The main article: Thörn, Catharina &amp; Holgersson, Helena (2016) ”Revisiting the urban frontier through the case of New Kvillebäcken”, in City 20(5), pp. 663-684.Dr Helena Holgersson, University of Gothenburg, SwedenHelena Holgersson is a Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies at the University of Gothenburg, researching, writing and teaching on interdisciplinary urban research.Dr Hannah Jones, University of Warwick, United KingdomHannah Jones is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick. She writes, researches and teaches on racism, belonging and migration, critical public sociology, and critical and participative research methods. Professor Kaisa Koskinnen, Tampere University, FinlandKaisa Koskinen is full professor of Translation Studies and head of the Languages unit at Tampere University, Finland. She is currently the secretary of the ID-TS (international doctorate in translation studies) network. Dr Patrícia Pereira, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal

Patrícia Pereira is a Researcher in Sociology at the Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, she researches and writes about gentrification and displacement, resistance, public spaces, everyday life, and urban ethnography.
Dr Nike K Pokorn, University of Ljubljana, SloveniaNike Kocijančič Pokorn works in the Department of Translation Studies, Faculty of Arts, at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. She deals with translation theory and applied translation studies, namely the issue of translation into a non-native language, critical treatment of translations of literary texts and translation and interpretation for the needs of the community. She is currently chair of the International Doctorate for Translation Studies (IDTS) (www.idts-est.org). * Image credit: Katarina Despotovic

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