A recent appraisal of disaster studies undertaken over the past 40 years draws attention to the urgency of advancing different epistemologies that reflect local realities of disaster experiences and of developing appropriate instruments with which to do so. This paper argues that feminist methods and perspectives can contribute greatly to this important endeavour of promoting epistemic diversity in research on disasters, advancing approaches that engender the co-construction of knowledge, and consequently challenging the ‘hegemonic’ (and often gender-blind) narratives that dominate disaster studies today. Specifically, the paper makes a case for a feminist photo-based approach that I designed (PhotoKwento) to examine women's experiences of disaster recovery in Tacloban City, Philippines. It demonstrates how the technique fosters engaged research relationships and participatory knowledge construction practices pertaining to disaster experiences. In addition, it highlights the potential of PhotoKwento to embody the qualities of research that are necessary for the progress of disaster studies ‘from below’.

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PhotoKwento：共建女性灾难恢复叙事

最近对过去 40 年开展的灾害研究的评估提请注意推进反映当地灾害经验的不同认识论和开发适当工具的紧迫性。本文认为，女权主义的方法和观点可以为促进灾害研究中的认知多样性的重要努力做出巨大贡献，推进产生知识共建的方法，从而挑战“霸权”（通常是性别盲目的）叙事这在今天的灾害研究中占主导地位。具体来说，这篇论文为我设计的基于女性主义照片的方法提供了一个案例（Photo Kwento) 调查菲律宾塔克洛班市妇女的灾后恢复经验。它展示了该技术如何促进与灾难经历有关的参与式研究关系和参与式知识构建实践。此外，它还强调了 Photo Kwento的潜力，可以体现“自下而上”的灾害研究进展所必需的研究质量。