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  • Gerontology
  • Qualitative Research
  • Social Justice

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  • Visual methods offer innovative approaches to community-engaged research in gerontology.
  • An intersectional perspective from younger women of color highlights the complexities of using visual methods.
  • Existing power dynamics in aging research can be challenged and reconstituted through careful consideration of identity and interpersonal dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To advocate for the integration of visual methods in gerontological qualitative research.
  • To explore the potential of visual methods to advance social justice within the field of aging.
  • To present reflections on employing visual methods from an intersectional standpoint.

Main Methods:

  • The article discusses the use of visual methods, including photovoice, in qualitative gerontological research.
  • It examines elicitation techniques to include the expertise of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) older adults.
  • Reflexivity and self-narratives are integrated to challenge power dynamics in knowledge construction.

Main Results:

  • Visual methods, when guided by attention to identity and interpersonal dynamics, can yield new insights into aging.
  • Elicitation techniques can counteract colonial lenses that limit understanding of civic participation and erase BIPOC older adults' contributions.
  • Scaling visual methods involves pedagogical, relational, and identity-related complexities.

Conclusions:

  • Visual methods are valuable tools for community-engaged gerontology, promoting social justice.
  • Researchers must critically consider identity and power dynamics when implementing visual methods.
  • Visual methods empower marginalized voices and diversify knowledge construction in aging research.