Media Action Research Group (MARG) was an intersectional feminist collective project that researched with grassroots media activists to co-produce knowledge toward transformative social change.

We aimed to disrupt how academic research is done traditionally by using a methodology called Participatory Communicative Action Research. The process of relationship building through collaboration was central to our project.

We have included a diverse array of grassroots autonomous media activism in terms of genre, from radio and print to video and online media. We prioritized media projects organized by, for, and with marginalized communities who have otherwise been systemically excluded from more dominant forms of media across intersectional identities reflected in queer, trans, anti-racist, feminist and anti-colonial media projects.

We wanted to make this project useful for media activists on the ground by writing accessible research findings, creating activist resources such as videos, offering collaborative workshops, organizing conferences, and partnering with media activist groups.

Our research findings have been presented at conferences and published in journals and books. MARG has also organized the Media Action Research Conference in 2016. Click here to read more.