In this episode, Dr Tiffany Fairey, Senior Research Fellow at the Department of War Studies, and Dr Pamina Firchow, Associate Professor at Brandeis University, join Professor Rachel Kerr, Professor of War and Society at the Department of War Studies, to delve into their groundbreaking research that uses photography and community-defined indicators to rethink peace from the ground up.
To coincide with the large-scale Imaging Peace street exhibition on The Strand and drawing on their work in Colombia, they explore how participatory methods like photovoice and Everyday Peace Indicators empower communities to shape their own visions of peace—challenging traditional research models and transforming peacebuilding practices in the process.
Websites:
Imaging Peace: https://imagingpeace.org/
Everyday Peace Indicators: https://www.everydaypeaceindicators.org/
Peace Photography: A Guide: https://imagingpeace.org/index.php/peace-photography-guide/
Articles:
Photography and everyday peacebuilding. Examining the impact of photographing everyday peace in Colombia:
https://bit.ly/43XGE4F
Images and indicators: mixing participatory methods to build inclusive rigour:
https://bit.ly/4kIMs9i