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Visualizing loss and agency with the families of missing migrants of the Mediterranean: Design and scale in action research

Published:2023-04-04 Issue: Volume: Page:147675032311654
ISSN:1476-7503
Container-title:Action Research
language:en
Short-container-title:Action Research

Author:

Gonzalez Benson Odessa¹^ORCID,Besprozvany Vadim²,AlBader Bader³,Godin Elena²,Siciliano Antonio¹,Soltani Imed⁴

Affiliation:

1. School of Social Work, University of Michigan, USA

2. School of Information, University of Michigan, USA

3. Taubman College of Urban Planning and Architecture, University of Michigan, USA

4. Association La Terre Pour Tous, Tunisia

Abstract

In the migrant journey across the Mediterranean Sea, thousands have perished and many more have gone missing. Behind every missing migrant is a community awaiting closure and demanding answers. This paper draws from a US- and Tunisia-based Participatory Action Research project of visual-digital storytelling to suggest how visual and spatial questions may inform and contribute to action and social justice work, aiming to scale down the Mediterranean Sea to the personal. We highlight conceptual and procedural facets of our work, including an exhibition and an online platform, to illustrate the triple concerns of visuality, spatiality and social justice.

Funder

School of Social Work, School of Information Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office, ArtsEngine, LSA International Institute, and the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies.

University of Michigan National Center for Institutional Diversity

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management,Strategy and Management,Sociology and Political Science

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/14767503231165462

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