Collaborative problem-solving through PhotoVoice: helping community organizations move from network building to action in Havana, Cuba

Autori

  • John Vertovec Florida International University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13133/2532-6562_4.8.17044

Parole chiave:

PhotoVoice, Community-Based Participatory Research, Community Organizations

Abstract

Questo articolo descrive il passaggio dalla costruzione della rete all’azione, nel quadro di ricerca partecipativa a livello comunitario. In particolare, descrivo lo sviluppo di una rete di organizzazioni comunitarie all’Avana (Cuba), e in che modo è stata utilizzata la metodologia del PhotoVoice come strumento collaborativo per scoprire e affrontare alcune sfide comuni, rimaste anche dopo la creazione della rete. Il nostro progetto PhotoVoice ha inteso 1) formare un legame più coeso tra le organizzazioni partecipanti e 2) fornire loro un ‘linguaggio condiviso’ per comunicare alcune delle loro esperienze, identificare e iniziare a risolvere alcune circostanze di fondo o trascurate. Il progetto PhotoVoice è culminato in una esposizione di 21 foto e didascalie che hanno descritto le maggiori opportunità, sfide e obiettivi di ogni organizzazione. Il processo – dai nostri primi workshop alla mostra finale – ha messo in luce alcune considerazioni chiave per le organizzazioni partecipanti e per molte altre organizzazioni della rete.

This article describes the movement from network building to action within a Community-Based Participatory Research framework. Specifically, I describe the development of a network of community organizations in Havana, Cuba, and how we utilized the PhotoVoice methodology as a collaborative tool to discover and address some common challenges that remained even after the network was established. Our PhotoVoice project sought to 1) form a more cohesive bond between the participating organizations and 2) give them a ‘shared language’ to communicate some of their experiences and identify and begin to resolve some underlying or overlooked circumstances. The PhotoVoice project culminated in a gallery of 21 photos and captions that described each organization’s greatest opportunity, challenge, and goals. The process – from our first workshops to the final exhibition – revealed some key considerations for the participating organizations as well as many other organizations in the network.

Biografia autore

John Vertovec, Florida International University

Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies, Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs, Florida International University

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Pubblicato

2020-12-31

Come citare

Vertovec, J. (2020). Collaborative problem-solving through PhotoVoice: helping community organizations move from network building to action in Havana, Cuba. Tracce Urbane. Rivista Italiana Transdisciplinare Di Studi Urbani, 4(8). https://doi.org/10.13133/2532-6562_4.8.17044