2014/01/16 by Leonie Sandercock, Giovanni Attili · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Decision Sciences · #Participatory Visual Research Methods #Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics #Evaluation and Performance Assessment
paper · doi:10.1177/0739456x13516499
openalex publication_date 2014/01/16 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/23
This paper discusses an action research project in which the making and screening of a film was conceived as a catalyst for social change in a deeply divided community. The context is the history of segregation of Indigenous peoples and settlers in Canada. Is there a decolonizing role for planning, beginning with the work of healing and reconciliation? And, is there a role for film as a methodological tool in such a process? Our findings suggest a very necessary role for therapeutic planning, albeit with caveats; and, that film can be an effective catalyst for creating this therapeutic space.