The Qualitative Open Mic Qualitative Open Mic: Anti-racist Qualitative Health Research - Bee Damara on theory
Aug 28, 2025
Bee Damara, a researcher at King's College London focusing on modern slavery and anti-racist theories, dives deep into critical race theory's role in human trafficking research. She discusses how historical context shapes contemporary exploitation, emphasizing survivors' voices in guiding research. Bee explores insider ethnography and photo voice methods, portraying the complex socio-economic realities in South Africa. The conversation advocates for inclusive research methodologies that amplify marginalized perspectives, challenging existing frameworks and addressing systemic inequalities.
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Researcher With Lived Experience
- Bee Damara participates in the Modern Slavery Core Outcome Set as a researcher with lived experience.
- She consulted, interviewed survivors, transcribed, analysed data, and facilitated the advisory board.
Use Photovoice To Reveal Context
- Use photovoice to capture survivors' living conditions and survival choices.
- Focus methods on contexts and reasons people enter exploitative situations rather than only on acts of trafficking.
Race Is Entwined With Economic Drivers
- Separating economic drivers of trafficking from race ignores colonial roots of inequality.
- Race and colonial history are deeply entangled with modern trafficking patterns and domestic over-representation.
