Short Take: Story-mapping Experiences. Issue 2 (May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Molden, Olivia C.
• Is Part Of: Field methods. Volume 32:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 131
• Page End: 139
• Publication Date: 2020-05
• Subjects: Ethnology -- Methodology -- Periodicals; Anthropology -- Methodology -- Periodicals; Anthropologie -- Méthodologie -- Périodiques; 306.072
• DOI: 10.1177/1525822X19877381
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1525-822X

Abstract

This short take presents story-mapping as a research technique that incorporates multiple methods and data sources to build visual narratives of individual and collective experiences. The goals of story-mapping are the following: (1) iteratively synthesize the collection, analysis, and representation of spatial, visual, and textual information as a narrative; (2) enable meaningful participation of research participants; and (3) generate a visually compelling product that facilitates dissemination. This article details the motivation, methods, and procedures for story-mapping based on research from Nepal's Kathmandu Valley, which investigated the water-related practices, feelings, and observations of people who secure water for their families.