THE DYNAMICS OF VISUAL NARRATIVES IN EXPLORING GENDER POLARISATION
Journal Title: Academic Research International - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 2
Abstract
Polarised gender identities are prevalent in Zimbabwe, and are intricately associated with asymmetrical gender relations. These gender polarised identities are expressible in various spheres including a dichotomy in the production and interpretation of visual images. This paper argues that visual research methodologies can contribute towards theorising gender and, by extension, towards our understanding of identity and the complexities and consequences of gender polarisation. We propose that visual images constitute a valid form of sociological knowledge, ethnography, and gender representation, and in this manner we wish to contribute more broadly towards a critique of visual research methodologies. The paper proposes that a visual narrative approach in research situated within a critical interpretivist paradigm provides valuable empirical additions to our understanding of gender identity, gender orientation and gender polarisation. This study utilised prompts which required participants to create and interpret visual images that reflect engraved gender ideologies which they held as participants. Therefore, by combining visuals and narratives, this study can be regarded as a collaborative effort between visuals and naratives, with the aim of exploring how polarised displays of gender ideologies are reflected in the production and interpretation of visual images. The study explores and critiques the usefulness of visual narratives as a data gathering method in establishing how gender polarisation influences visual interpretation. Through critical visual discourse analysis the visual content is deconstructed to discover the hidden ideological meanings and gender nuances which reflect the skewed gender polarisation of both the maker and the viewer. This study therefore aims to address the research gap of omitting and neglecting visual research methodologies in exploring social prejudices.
Authors and Affiliations
Dairai Darlington Dziwa, Louise Postma, Louisemarié Rathbone
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