The webinar series Through the Looking Glass: How To Incorporate Visual Material Within Research is hosted by the National Centre for Research Methods and organised by the University of Southampton. The webinars feature VOX-Pol members and institutions, and is free and open to all.
Webinar 2: The Ethics of Visual Analysis: Researcher Safety and Wellbeing and Responsible Practice and Publication – Tuesday 7th November 4 – 5.30pm
Registration: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ad6035cd-947d-4c49-a987-7b1103bc3472@4a5378f9-29f4-4d3e-be89-669d03ada9d8
This workshop will focus on the ethical components that come from researching sensitive imagery, including access, anonymity, storage, researcher safety, mental health, and cybersecurity. Participants will be asked for their reflections on addressing the trauma that comes from researcher exposure to sensitive images, how researchers can report on and share content on sensitive topics in an ethical way, and the ways in which imagery is used by bad actors, especially to intimidate and traumatise marginalised communities.
Presenters:
- Hannah Rose – Institute for Strategic Dialogue
- Dr Aaron Winter – Lancaster University
- Professor Maura Conway – Dublin City University
- Meili Criezis – Polarization and Extremism Research & Innovation Lab
- Kesa White – Independent Researcher
- Munira Mustaffa – Chasseur Group