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photovoice en · NOUN

Etymology

From photo- + voice.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A group analysis method combining photography with grassroots social action. Participants are asked to represent their communities or express their points of view through taking, presenting and collaboratively interpreting photographs.
   • Without understanding the transformative process behind those images, photovoice submissions can be dismissed as being of poor quality and can fail to present a compelling argument in an increasingly crowded communications environment characterized by large marketing budgets, high-specification technology and vastly more professional outputs. 2015 September 1, Asha George et al., “Snap shots from a photo competition: what does it reveal about close-to-community providers, gender and power in health systems?”, in Human Resources for Health, volume 13, →DOI:

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