Urban youth and photovoice: Visual ethnography in action.

نویسنده

  • Jennifer A Thompson
چکیده

I was pleasantly surprised to be sent this particular book to review. I was not overly familiar with the concept of photovoice – it is much better known and utilised in the USA and other parts of the world than the UK although the charity ‘PhotoVoice’ has had a presence in London since 1998. They recently (2014) launched a new website, membership scheme and brand identity – see http://www.photovoice.org/.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Global public health

دوره 11 5-6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016