School of Social and Political Science

Description

This session will consider how to apply methodologies to include crucial forms of creative and relational data about people’s lived experiences that cannot be accessed through the biomedical approach to generating and using evidence.

Drawing from the presenter’s ethical, ontological and epistemological dilemmas when studying controversial public health topics, and methodological evaluation framework to measure impacts of creative community engagement, we’ll explore how traditional methodologies and conceptualisations of evidence have the potential to exacerbate (health) inequalities by excluding and misrepresenting minorities. 

Using magical realism, fantastical realities based on ‘truthful’ research findings will be intertwined with traditional public health approaches through artistic engagement with so-called ‘hard-to-reach’ groups. Working with their (sur)real life stories, we’ll reflect on how the population’s breadth is inadequately reflected which threatens validity and generalisability in public health research and decision making. Through different ways of knowing (epistemology) and different ways of being (ontology), this session will show how to design studies, make recommendations and adapt services that are aligned with views and experiences of those living on the margins and beyond. 

By Dr Marisa de Andrade 

If you wish to join the seminar online, please sign up here, and a Teams link will be sent to you on the day.