Visual Methodologies and Methods for Caribbean Research
Enacting Epistemic Freedom
Visual Methodologies and Methods for Caribbean Research
Enacting Epistemic Freedom
Description
This book provides a wealth of insights for research in the Caribbean and the global South more broadly. Its premise - that the specifics of life in these parts of the world are essential in observing, documenting, and transmitting knowledge in and about them - challenges Western-centric approaches and expands visual research methodologies for Caribbean-specific contexts. Visual research methods offer a pathway to documentation and representation of phenomena across multiple domains in various genres of experiences. This compendium of conceptual/theoretical, arts-based and non-arts based empirical research makes the case for visual modality in those research methodologies. The chapters document research in the small countries in the Greater and Lesser Antilles and those that are adjacent to the Caribbean Sea, such as Belize and Bermuda. Altogether, they provide qualitative insight into the human story of sub-populations as well the usefulness of visual tools in representing, documenting, and expressing the meaning and meaning-making that resides there.
Table of Contents
1. Epistemic Freedom in Caribbean Spaces: Coming to this Work, Sheron Fraser-Burgess (Ball State University, USA) and Joyanne De Four-Babb (University of Belize, Belize)
2. Decolonizing Data Collection Practices through Visual Research: A Journey into Inner-City Youth Graphic Novels, Tanya R. Manning-Lewis (Thompson Rivers University, Canada)
3. Creative Life Narratives with Gang Involved Girls in Belize: “Just Let This Stuff Out”, Kristcha DeGuerre (Galen University, Belize)
4. A Comprehensive Exploration of Visual Tools in Archaeological Research: Unearthing the Past, April Martinez (Institute for Social and Cultural Research National Institute for Culture and History, Belize)
5. Photovoice Narratives from a Faculty and Student at an HBCU Study Abroad Program to Panama: Standing Between Two Oceans, Beverly King-Miller and Dwana Hughes (A&M University Texas, USA)
6. Visual Epistemologies: Learning with and from Caribbean Imaginaries through Ethnographic Lenses, Nicole Sanches (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)
7. Collaborative Ethnographic Filmmaking as Visual Research Methodology in Puerto Rico and Grenada: Navigating the Gaps/Navegando las Brechas, Carlos Rivera Fernandez and Brinnan Chantal Schill (University of Manchester, UK)
8. Using Film as a Source, Felene Cayetano (Belize National Library Service, Belize)
9. Visual Epistemologies: Learning with and from Caribbean Imaginaries through Ethnographic Lenses, Ben Baithwaite (University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago)
10. Movement and Memory Workshops: Exploring Methodologies for a Caribbean Somatic Practice, Sonja-Jeanne Dumas (University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago)
11. Meaning-Making And Interpersonal Experiences Through The Lenses Of Caribbean Dance Practices: “If I Could Tell You What It Meant, There Would Be No Point In Dancing It”, Anya Reyes and Nicha Selvon (University of Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago)
12. Novice Caribbean Researchers: Embracing Drawings as Data Collection Method in Educational Research, Joyanne De Four-Babb, Pedro Caal, Victoria Salam and Ross Novelo (University of Belize, Belize)
13. Participatory Mapping: Indigeneity and Inclusivity, Bronwen Forman and Anthony Cano (University of Belize, Belize)
14. Conclusion: Where To From Here?, TBC
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Product details
| Published | 11 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 272 |
| ISBN | 9781350474109 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 10 bw illus |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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