All Outputs (2)

Ten years of I-Docs: A reflective discussion on polyphony and practice-led research (2022)
Book Chapter
Aston, J. (2022). Ten years of I-Docs: A reflective discussion on polyphony and practice-led research. In F. Merino, & M. Penafria (Eds.), Storybits I – Narrative and Digital Media (15-30). (1). Covilha, Portugal: Universidade de Beira Interior. https://doi.org/10.25768/654-889-6

This article is based on my keynote and accompanying workshop for the inaugural StoryBits conference in April 2021. This was ten years on from the first i-Docs symposium in March 2011, with the StoryBits conference taking a similar approach in relati... Read More about Ten years of I-Docs: A reflective discussion on polyphony and practice-led research.

Interactive documentary: Its history and future as a polyphonic form (2022)
Book Chapter
Aston, J. (2022). Interactive documentary: Its history and future as a polyphonic form. In K. M. Ryan, & D. Staton (Eds.), Interactive Documentary: Decolonising Practice-Based Research (20-37). New York and London: Routledge

This chapter looks at the decolonization of interactive documentary practices through the lens of polyphony. Writing as practice-based researchers from a position of privilege, the authors argue that self-reflexivity is a key requirement for “decolon... Read More about Interactive documentary: Its history and future as a polyphonic form.