NCRM training: Visual and Embodied Methodologies for Social Science - online

13 October 2025 12:00 to 15 October 2025 17:00

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This online course with the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) will introduce participants to visual and embodied methodologies (VEM) and how they can be used in social science research. VEM can increase understanding about the social world, enhance participation and collaboration through the arts-based or creative research process, and add meaning and value to the analysis and communication of research data.

Participants will learn how these methods can be used to develop original research approaches, work with vulnerable and minoritised groups, and address key social science research challenges.

This modular course consists of one core module, Introduction to VEM, followed by a selection of optional modules on specific VEM methods. All participants will undertake the core module, on 13 October, and can then select from up to eight of the optional modules, held between 13 and 15 October, to customise their training according to their interests.

Find out more on the NCRM website

Presenters

Tiffany Fairey

Tiffany is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of War Studies at King's. Her research interests include peacebuilding, conflict transformation, reconciliation and the relationship between photography and peace. In particular, she is interested in visual, arts-based and participatory peacebuilding methods that work with communities affected by mass violence and conflict.

Tiffany is co-founder and former director of the award-winning charity PhotoVoice, and an expert in photovoice and participatory photography methods. She is Photovoice Associate at Everyday Peace Indicators and on the advisory board of the Post Conflict Research Centre. She has been published widely and her books include ‘Peace Photography: A Guide’ (2025) and the forthcoming ‘Imaging Peace’ (Edinburgh University Press 2025).

Her photovoice work has been recognised with various awards including the Royal Photographic Society’s Hood Medal for outstanding advance in photography for public service.

Phoebe Martin

Phoebe is a Research Associate on the Visual and Embodied Methodologies for Addressing Gender Based Violence project at King's. Her research looks broadly at the intersections of art and feminist activism.

She is interested in how feminist activists in Peru use creative interventions around gender violence and reproductive justice. These actions, including art, performance, and audiovisual media create new spaces for social and cultural change in difficult political contexts. Beyond this, Phoebe's research has looked at the intersections of art and feminist activism, particularly reproductive rights activism.

Introduction to VEM module

The core module will run between 09:00 and 11:00 on 13 October 2025. It covers:

What are visual and embodied methodologies?
How can VEM be used to understand and address social science research challenges?
Differentiating between different forms of creative research collaborations and interventions.
Key ethical issues when using VEM.
How to manage research collaborations with artists and participants.
Creative data analysis.