Methodological Notes on Visual Ethics: “Choosing Not to Reveal”

In this paper, I present my ethical dilemma concerning a secret police case rich in surveillance images that I encountered during the course of my research in the Historical Archives of the Hungarian State Security (ÁBTL). After reading the operative file of a religious community under surveillance...

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Autor principal:	Kinga POVEDÁK
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Lenguaje:	EN FR
Publicado:	National Museum of the Romanian Peasant 2021
Materias:	secret police photography ethical concerns the “unwelcome researcher;” trust lingering distrust Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology GN301-674
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:953e7e50335d44079aa4dc348969885d2021-11-22T13:56:27ZMethodological Notes on Visual Ethics: “Choosing Not to Reveal”1224-62712734-8350https://doaj.org/article/953e7e50335d44079aa4dc348969885d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://martor.muzeultaranuluiroman.ro/archive/martor-26-2021/2021_12/https://doaj.org/toc/1224-6271https://doaj.org/toc/2734-8350In this paper, I present my ethical dilemma concerning a secret police case rich in surveillance images that I encountered during the course of my research in the Historical Archives of the Hungarian State Security (ÁBTL). After reading the operative file of a religious community under surveillance during the 1980s, I decided to approach the group, discuss the images and texts I had found about them, and involve them in the research process. However, the group expressed their explicit intention not to engage in the research process. Even though the guidelines and legal framework regarding the publishing of secret police archival materials would allow me to publish the images and the content of the ÁBTL dossier, I decided to respect the religious community’s intention and their refusal to collaborate. I therefore discuss issues of different ethical standards and accountability in the light of my “failed” ethnographic attempt and reflect on the ethical responsibility of the researcher. I present how the visual images of this particular case file were eventually included in an exhibition in what I see as an ethically appropriate solution to articulate issues of distrust in researchers as a legacy of surveillance and past secret police atrocitiesKinga POVEDÁKNational Museum of the Romanian Peasantarticlesecret police photographyethical concernsthe “unwelcome researcher;”trustlingering distrustEthnology. Social and cultural anthropologyGN301-674ENFRMartor, Vol 26, Pp 164-172 (2021)
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description	In this paper, I present my ethical dilemma concerning a secret police case rich in surveillance images that I encountered during the course of my research in the Historical Archives of the Hungarian State Security (ÁBTL). After reading the operative file of a religious community under surveillance during the 1980s, I decided to approach the group, discuss the images and texts I had found about them, and involve them in the research process. However, the group expressed their explicit intention not to engage in the research process. Even though the guidelines and legal framework regarding the publishing of secret police archival materials would allow me to publish the images and the content of the ÁBTL dossier, I decided to respect the religious community’s intention and their refusal to collaborate. I therefore discuss issues of different ethical standards and accountability in the light of my “failed” ethnographic attempt and reflect on the ethical responsibility of the researcher. I present how the visual images of this particular case file were eventually included in an exhibition in what I see as an ethically appropriate solution to articulate issues of distrust in researchers as a legacy of surveillance and past secret police atrocities
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title	Methodological Notes on Visual Ethics: “Choosing Not to Reveal”
title_short	Methodological Notes on Visual Ethics: “Choosing Not to Reveal”
title_full	Methodological Notes on Visual Ethics: “Choosing Not to Reveal”
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Methodological Notes on Visual Ethics: “Choosing Not to Reveal”

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