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This comprehensive volume provides an unprecedented illustration of the potential for visual methods in psychology. Each chapter explores the set of theoretical, methodological, as well as ethical and analytical issues that shape the ways in which visual qualitative research is conducted in psychology. Using a variety of forms of visual data, including photography, documentary film-making, drawing, internet media, model making and collages, each author endeavors to broaden the scope for understanding experience and subjectivity, using visual qualitative methods. The contributors to this volume work within a variety of traditions including narrative psychology, personal construct theory, discursive psychology and conversation analysis, phenomenology and psychoanalysis. Each addresses how a particular visual approach has contributed to existing social and psychological theory in their topic area, and clearly outline how they carried out their specific research project. The contributors draw on qualitative sources of verbal data, such as spoken interview, diaries and naturalistic conversation alongside their use of visual material. This book provides a unique insight into the potential for combining methods in order to create new multi-modal methodologies, and it presents and analyses these with psychology specific questions in mind. The range of topics covered includes sexuality, identity, group processes, child development, forensic psychology, race, and gender, making this volume a vital contribution to psychology, sociology and gender studies.

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This book brings something genuinely new to the rapidly growing field of visual research. In fact, as a collection it provides a real step change in our understanding of the nature, the roles and the potential of visual research methods . Alan Bryman, Professor of Organizational and Social Research, The University of Leicester The scope of this text is impressive. It spans a good range of approaches to analysis and theoretical approaches, and covers an engaging array of areas of psychology. What is really commendable is the interpretive framework provided by the editor in framing why and how visual materials have now -- eventually -- come into use within psychological research. This makes it a very welcome volume that addresses a current gap in methodological debates within psychology . Erica Burman, Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University

This book brings something genuinely new to the rapidly growing field of visual research. In fact, as a collection it provides a real step change in our understanding of the nature, the roles and the potential of visual research methods . Alan Bryman, Professor of Organizational and Social Research, The University of Leicester The scope of this text is impressive. It spans a good range of approaches to analysis and theoretical approaches, and covers an engaging array of areas of psychology. What is really commendable is the interpretive framework provided by the editor in framing why and how visual materials have now - eventually - come into use within psychological research. This makes it a very welcome volume that addresses a current gap in methodological debates within psychology . Erica Burman, Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University

This book will bring something genuinely new to the rapidly growing field of visual research. In fact, as a collection it will provide a real step change in our understanding of the nature, the roles and the potential of visual research methods . Alan Bryman, Professor of Organizational and Social Research, The University of Leicester The scope of this text is impressive. It spans a good range of approaches to analysis and theoretical approaches, and covers an engaging array of areas of psychology. What is really commendable is the interpretive framework provided by the editor in framing why and how visual materials have now -- eventually -- come into use within psychological research. This makes it a very welcome volume that addresses a current gap in methodological debates within psychology . Erica Burman, Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University

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Paula Reavey is a senior lecturer in psychology at London South Bank University. She has published widely on topics relating to child sexual abuse, sociala remembering, mental health, space and embodiment, using memory work, discursive approaches and visual methods.

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