Outcomes
This project will begin the work of challenging inequitable gender cultures across the UK Armed Forces through the visual outputs outlined below, whilst also setting the foundations – both in terms of relationship building and testing methodologies – for a future major grant application.
Benefits
The primary beneficiaries will be the military community – from those serving and veterans, to leaders and changemakers. They will be provided with space to reflect on root causes of inequitable cultures/behaviours and stimulated by visual outputs to engage in new critical conversations.
Outputs
- Future research project: the current project aims to establish stakeholder support, co-design vision and secure a methodological evidence base to inform a future research project.
- Community of expertise: securing the commitment of external stakeholders to co-design this future study.
- Creative outputs:
- (a) Visual representation of imaginaries of gender equitable cultures from Workshop 1.
- (b) A participatory film, co-created with a small group of female veterans at Workshop 2.
- Film screening: prompting engagement across ARU research community to explore ‘exhibition as research’ i.e. how the film catalyses new conversations and prompts different questions, as a pilot for a future public engagement programme.
- Participatory film-making masterclass: sharing methodological lessons with the research community at ARU with the opportunity for researchers from external institutions providing a space for knowledge exchange. Reinforced by recording a podcast interview for wider dissemination.
