This case study examined how the Michigan Youth Policy Fellows program—which aimed to create a space for a team of adolescents to engage in a collaborative photovoice project with peers from diverse backgrounds—empowered young people to critically analyze and interrupt racial segregation. The study describes how nine racially and socioeconomically diverse adolescent girls and boys (14–17 years old), from the inner city and suburbs of Detroit, collectively evaluated the cultural, economic, and racial markers of differences found along one of the region’s thoroughfares, Woodward Avenue. The case study used multiple sources of data, collected over 8 years from 2006 to 2014, and a hybrid inductive-deductive analysis approach to examine the process of youth empowerment. The collaborative nature of the photovoice tour helped youth move from critical self-reflection of lived experiences to a collective understanding of segregation and inequality in the metropolitan region. The findings also suggest that engagement in a photovoice project fostered collective action through intergroup advocacy and supported youths’ civic development. As a practical method, the case study demonstrates that photovoice is a useful tool for group empowerment with adolescents.

本案例研究考察了密歇根州青年政策研究员计划如何为青少年团队创造机会，使其与来自不同背景的同龄人一起开展协作式语音项目，从而使青年人能够批判性地分析和破坏种族隔离。这项研究描述了来自底特律市中心和郊区的九个种族和社会经济差异的少女和男孩（14-17岁）如何共同评估该地区其中一条道路上的文化，经济和种族差异标志，伍德沃德大街。该案例研究使用了从2006年到2014年的8年中收集的多种数据来源，以及一种混合归纳-演绎分析方法，以检查青年赋权的过程。摄影语音之旅的协作性质帮助青年人从对生活经历的批判性自我反思转变为对大都市地区隔离与不平等的集体理解。研究结果还表明，参与摄影语音项目可以通过团体间的倡导促进集体行动，并支持青年的公民发展。作为一种实用的方法，案例研究表明，光声语音是增强青少年群体能力的有用工具。