Ju, B., Poveda, S. and Thinyane, H. (2022) From voiceless to voicing: the communication empowerment of sex-trafficking survivors by using participatory video. Asian Journal of Social Science, 50 (1). pp. 62-69. ISSN 1568-4849
Abstract
This paper examined the impacts of participatory video used in digital training on the empowerment of sex-trafficking survivors in the Philippines. For survivors of online sexual exploitation involved in this study, technology played a critical role in their abuse, making it necessary to understand how technology-supported communication can also play in their recovery and personal development. Drawing upon the thematic analysis of data collected from debriefing, interviews, and participants-generated videos, the findings have shown that the participatory video as a tool to support communication, as a mirror for reflexivity and voicing, and as a mediated space to connect and gain support, affords a communicative platform for survivors to participate, to interact, and to take control of the technology. We argue that the use of Information and Communication Technology for empowerment is subject to the personalized needs, autonomy and participation of the users.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Asian Journal of Social Science. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Participatory video; Communication empowerment; Sex-trafficking survivors; Integration |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Geography (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number United Nations University, Institute on Computing and Society UNU-CS grant |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 16 Dec 2021 11:31 |
Last Modified: | 08 Nov 2022 01:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.ajss.2021.09.012 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:181680 |