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‘It Will Start With Me’: A Documentary Film Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of Participatory Research

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  • Bircan Birol

    (1dea Media, UK)

  • Virginie Clayton

    (Unity Sisters, UK)

  • Gislaine Mbayi

    (Milk Café, UK)

  • Lydia Gitamvu

    (Unity Sisters, UK)

  • Syeda Sadaf

    (Unity Sisters, UK)

  • Lill Casas Tortoledo

    (Milk Cafe, UK)

  • Weam Al Zaidi

    (Milk Cafe, UK)

  • Jennie Coyle

    (Glasgow Centre for Population Health, UK)

  • Lily Owens-Crossman

    (University of Glasgow, UK)

  • Lisa M Garnham

    (Glasgow Centre for Population Health, UK)

Abstract

‘It will start with me’ documents the experiences of six peer researchers (Virginie Clayton, Gislaine Mbayi, Lydia Gitamvu, Syeda Sadaf, Lill Casas Tortoledo, Weam Al Zaidi), one professional researcher (Lisa Garnham), and one post-graduate research student (Lily Owens-Crossman), who came together to design, develop, and deliver an evaluation of a community project (Our Rights, Our Communities) in Glasgow, Scotland in 2022. The ambitions and priorities of the peer researchers drove both the evaluation and the film, which was facilitated by film-maker Bircan Birol. The film was created to describe the power of research through co-production, to both professional and community-based researchers, and demonstrates the importance of ‘holding space’ for marginalised voices in sociological research.

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  • Bircan Birol & Virginie Clayton & Gislaine Mbayi & Lydia Gitamvu & Syeda Sadaf & Lill Casas Tortoledo & Weam Al Zaidi & Jennie Coyle & Lily Owens-Crossman & Lisa M Garnham, 2025. "‘It Will Start With Me’: A Documentary Film Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of Participatory Research," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 30(1), pages 292-300, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socres:v:30:y:2025:i:1:p:292-300
    DOI: 10.1177/13607804241238067
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