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This is part II of a two part series, you can find part I here.
Ben McMahan (U Arizona)
Participatory GIS Mapping in Environmental and Alternative Health Research
Participatory GIS mapping expands on general utility of GIS research in Anthropology by triangulating participant observer gathered data with community perspectives, expertise, insight, and commentary, encouraging an active and interactive discussion of concerns with local stakeholders using maps and diagrams as visual shorthand for the locally relevant issues. Additionally, emergent technologies of representation (e.g. interactive web mapping) catalyze additional interaction and participation. I present results from two participatory mapping projects: one on environmental health and alternative fuel technologies research in Ambos, Nogales, and the other on the distribution of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners in Tucson, Arizona.
Louise Badiane (Bridgewater State Coll) and Pamela Erickson (U Connecticut)
Visual Methods for Understanding the Concepts of Gender and Sexuality among Youth: Collage Making and Presenting
Gender and sexuality are abstract ideas that are difficult for youth to capture in words, but understanding these underlying concepts is crucial to designing reproductive health programs that are culturally appropriate and meaningful. We used small group collage making and presentation to explore Filipino youths’ (N=96) ideas about gender and sexuality in Bohol, Philippines. Participants in small group workshops made collages that portrayed the essence of female and male gender and sexuality and explained the collages to each other. We describe the process and analysis of the data that allowed us to summarize how youth think about gender and sexuality.
Alison Scott (Jiann-Ping Hsu CPH, Georgia Southern U)
The Fight in My Stomach: African American Women’s Visual Representations of HIV
The HIV epidemic in the United States is growing amongst poor, African American women in the Deep South. However, the voices and life experiences of women affected are largely absent from the literature in Public Health. In this study, poor, African American, HIV-positive women from New Orleans depict the clinical and social experience of HIV through drawings of the disease inside their bodies. These visual images and accompanying narratives, in conjunction with data from unstructured interviews, photo elicitation, and freelisting, provides valuable insight for clinicians and social service providers. The study is framed by Kleinman’s concept of illness meanings, and utilizes Guillemin’s framework for analysis of drawings.
Kristina Peterson (U New Orleans) and Jonathan West (Ctr for Hazards Assessment Response & Tech (CHART)
Everyone Has an Agenda: Issues Surrounding the Creation of Participatory Relationships
Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Village de l’Est, a Vietnamese community in New Orleans East, immediately began to make plans to rebuild in a sustainable manner, but their efforts were stymied when toxic waste dumps began to spring up nearby. In a collaborative effort with NOAA and CHART-UNO, the community will be learning GIS mapping in order to identify toxic dumps and monitor their effects on the community’s environment. The mapping will be used in public advocacy and policy formation. Our presentation will explore the process in developing a participatory relationship in order to achieve the vision of a community.
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Session took place in Memphis, TN at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology in March 2008.
