This paper reflects on developing a transdisciplinary research project with local coastal community members as co-researchers. Using photography and storytelling, the research work closely with co-researchers to i) contextualise the objectives of the research and decide on research methods, ii) learning and unlearning workshops , iii) in situ storytelling, iv) collaborative analysis, and v) knowledge sharing and synthesis with a broader group of knowledge holders. The paper emphasises the importance of slow science in knowledge co-production processes, in addition to incorporating aspects of reflexivity and learning. The authors highlight some of the pitfalls of transdisciplinary research, such as the elitism of specific knowledge systems, the politics of inclusion in research projects, and the need to be iterative and re-define objectives along the way.
Citation: Strand, M., Rivers, N., Baasch, R., and Snow, B. 2022. Developing arts-based participatory research for more inclusive knowledge co-production in Algoa Bay, Current Research in Environmental Sustainability.