TY - JOUR
T1 - From Voiceless to Voicing: The Communication Empowerment of Sex-trafficking Survivors by Using Participatory Video
AU - Ju, Bei
AU - Poveda, Sammia
AU - Thinyane, Hannah
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This paper examined the impacts of participatory video used in digital training on the empowerment of sex- trafficking survivors in the Philippines. For survivors of online sexual exploitation involved in this study, technology played a critical role in their abuse, making it necessary to understand how technology-supported communication can also play in their recovery and personal development. Drawing upon the thematic analysis of data collected from debriefing, interviews, and participants-generated videos, the findings have shown that the participatory video as a tool to support communication, as a mirror for reflexivity and voicing, and as a mediated space to connect and gain support, affords a communicative platform for survivors to participate, to interact, and to take control of the technology. We argue that the use of Information and Communication Technology for empowerment is subject to the personalized needs, autonomy and participation of the users .
AB - This paper examined the impacts of participatory video used in digital training on the empowerment of sex- trafficking survivors in the Philippines. For survivors of online sexual exploitation involved in this study, technology played a critical role in their abuse, making it necessary to understand how technology-supported communication can also play in their recovery and personal development. Drawing upon the thematic analysis of data collected from debriefing, interviews, and participants-generated videos, the findings have shown that the participatory video as a tool to support communication, as a mirror for reflexivity and voicing, and as a mediated space to connect and gain support, affords a communicative platform for survivors to participate, to interact, and to take control of the technology. We argue that the use of Information and Communication Technology for empowerment is subject to the personalized needs, autonomy and participation of the users .
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajss.2021.09.012
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajss.2021.09.012
M3 - Article
VL - 50
SP - 62
EP - 69
JO - Asian Journal of Social Science
JF - Asian Journal of Social Science
SN - 1568-4849
IS - 1
ER -