Engaging the youth in community action: A visual methods approach to HIV & AIDS awareness

Eggins, Joys; Thomas, Verena; Papoutsaki, Evangelia

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2011
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Eggins, J., Thomas, V., & Papoutsaki, E. (2011, June). Engaging the youth in community action: A visual methods approach to HIV & AIDS awareness. Paper presented at Taking Stock of Media and Communication Studies: The Challenges and Opportunities of Globalisation, New Media and the Rise of Asia, 20th AMIC Annual Conference, Hyderabad.
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Abstract
This paper discusses the findings of a film production project that involved youths in a remote rural community in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. It explores some of the processes and impacts of integrating a visual methods community action project in a local community context while targeting young people in an effort to engage them in a reflective dialogue on HIV/AIDS.
Keywords:
HIV/AIDS, Papua New Guinea, community action, film production
ANZSRC Field of Research:
200103 International and Development Communication
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Joys Eggins, Verena Thomas and Evangelia Papoutsaki
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