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From: A forum for critical and radical geographers [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Pamela Richardson
Sent: 30 May 2006 14:21
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Subject: Independent Publication- Participatory Video Handbook
FYI: Handbook on Participatory Video (PV)
Insights into Participatory Video: a handbook for the field, written by PV
facilitators Nick and Chris Lunch of Insight, is a recent independent
publication. This 125-page booklet is a practical guide to setting up and
running PV projects.
This compact and accessible handbook invites fieldworkers to experiment with
video-based communication tools, and will add a powerful new approach to their
research repertoire.
It draws on experience in PV in several countries, including the pilot PV work
carried out by Prolinnova, Compas and Insight in Ghana in December 2004, which
enabled local farmers to document and exchange innovative techniques and
indigenous knowledge.
"It is eminently practical, covering the nuts and bolts of PV, how to set it
up and run a project from the start, key games and activities, editing
footage, insights for facilitators including the participatory ethos, and
technical tips and equipment requirements" (Robert Chambers, 2006 forthcoming,
Communication, Cooperation, Participation).
A selection of video films made by local people and a training film are
included in the accompanying CD-ROM. The preparation and publication of this
booklet and CD-ROM were supported by the Small Grants Programme of the Global
Environmental Fund (GEF), Prolinnova, Compas and the Institute of Development
Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex in the UK.
PV integrates visual methods with participatory methods and is an empirical
process, which illustrates experientially the theoretical argument that 'there
is no unmediated image', only 'highly specific visual possibilities, each with
a wonderfully detailed, active, partial way of organizing worlds' (Haraway
1991: 190).
"PV is versatile and empowering. There are already many applications ...
[including] engaging with policy and decision-makers, multi-stakeholder
workshops, campaigns, participatory and community-led research, and
participatory monitoring and evaluation. There is scope and experience of PV
as alternative or complementary means of reporting, as a way for communities
to present development proposals, as a tool for action research, and for use
in conflict resolution" (Robert Chambers, 2006 forthcoming, Communication,
Cooperation, Participation).
The booklet and CD-ROM can be obtained for £12 from Nick Lunch, Insight UK
Office, 3 Maidcroft Road, Oxford OX4 3EN (contact: [log in to unmask] or
[log in to unmask]).
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DPhil Candidate in Geography
Jesus College
Oxford University Centre for the Environment
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