I am a practice-based researcher whose digital stories create sites for debate, discussion, inclusion and common ground. 

Drawing on Foucault’s theories of power, and prominent contemporary voices in science and technology studies, my documentary practice rejects the notion that some voices should be excluded from media and public discourse because they purportedly spread misinformation. Instead, I call for a deepening of engagement between contemporary knowledge work, particularly in science, and the public sphere.

Within this broader project, I specifically seek to reinstate to public discourse the subjugated knowledges and viewpoints that ‘refute’ accepted scientific narratives, in order to conduct a meaningful dialogue with people who have turned away from mainstream knowledge. Instead of treating so-called ‘misinformed’ views as ‘dangerous,’ my work seeks to include these views in our most important public conversations. In line with research into deliberative discourse, I hold that misinformation is less of a threat to our knowledge democracy than polarisation.