Use of AI-Generated Visual Media in Interviews to Understand Power Differentials in Gender, Romantic, and Sexual Minority Students

This work-in-progress briefly outlines the theoretical background, methods, and preliminary results of a qualitative study conducted with gender, romantic, and sexual minority (GRSM) students immersed in higher education spaces. We elaborate on the efficacy of our innovative qualitative methodologies through the use of AI-human art-making interactions during our interviews, which helped to produce richer qualitative data from our participants. Our methodology was constructed using a Foucauldian theoretical framework to inform the framework of this study, focusing explicitly on GRSM students' experiences with power in higher education and when using technology, as well as the ways in which they resist power through the use of technology and AI -generated visual media.