Visual Methodologies and Methods for Caribbean Research

Joyanne De Four-Babb is Interim Research Director at the University of Belize, Belize. Sheron Fraser-Burgess is Professor of Social Foundations and Multicultural Education at Ball State University, USA.

• Foreword: Visual Methodologies in Cultural Spaces, TBC1. 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?, TBCReferencesIndex

'A timely and engaging collection that challenges and exposes the limitations of traditional research that engages with Caribbean lived realities and imaginaries. This text broadens and enriches the ways of understanding Caribbean experiences through visual methodologies and methods.'