Feminist community research : case studies and methodologies /
Feminist community research : case studies and methodologies /
edited by Gillian Creese and Wendy Frisby.
- x, 254 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Unpacking relationships in feminist community research : crosscutting themes / Community research from a post-colonial feminist perspective : exemplars from health research in Canada and India / Feminist demands, dilemmas, and dreams in introducing participatory action research in a Canada-Vietnam capacity-building project / Travels with feminist community-based research : reflections on social location, class relations, and negotiating reciprocity / Voices from the street : sex workers' experiences in community-based HIV research / Working across race, language, and culture with African and Chinese immigrant communities / Tangled nets and gentle nettles : negotiating research questions with immigrant service organizations / Challenging policies for lone mothers : reflections on, and insights from, longitudinal qualitative interviewing / White cowboy, black feminism, Indian stories / Inside and outside of the gates : transforming relationships through research / Living an ethical agreement : negotiating confidentiality and harm in feminist participatory action research / Capacity building is a two-way street : learning from doing research within aboriginal communities / Reflections : promises and limits of feminist community research / Wendy Frisby and Gillian Creese -- Joan M. Anderson, Koushambhi Basu Khan, and Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham -- Leonora C. Angeles -- Shauna Butterwick -- Jill Chettiar ... et al. -- Gillian Creese ... et al. -- Tara Gibb and Evelyn Hamdom -- Penny Gurstein, Jane Pulkingham, and Silvia Vilches -- Paul Kershaw -- Ruth Elwood Martin, Kelly Murphy, and Marla J. Buchanan -- Colleen Reid ... et al. -- Colleen Varcoe ... et al. -- Gillian Creese and Wendy Frisby.
"Feminist community research is a collaborative, policy-oriented methodology that holds the promise of empowering the disadvantaged and building a more just society. But in the absence of critical analysis and the responsible use of power, this approach can lead to naïve or even harmful practices. Grounded as they are in fieldwork, the interdisciplinary case studies in this volume acknowledge the real methodological and ethical issues that researchers can encounter as they negotiate contested research relationships. The authors discuss the strategies -- successful and unsuccessful -- that they have employed to overcome these challenges. The authors' collective experiences working with diverse groups, from immigrant and Aboriginal women in Vancouver to poverty-reduction practitioners in Vietnam, reveal that truly equitable research projects require that we question core concepts and address crucial issues such as the promises and limits of reflexivity; the politics of place, time, and resources; ethical dilemmas and emotional responses; and the way issues of social justice, policy, and social change are embedded in research."--pub. desc.
0774820853 9780774820851
Communities--Research
Feminist theory.
HM756 / .F46 2011
307.072
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Unpacking relationships in feminist community research : crosscutting themes / Community research from a post-colonial feminist perspective : exemplars from health research in Canada and India / Feminist demands, dilemmas, and dreams in introducing participatory action research in a Canada-Vietnam capacity-building project / Travels with feminist community-based research : reflections on social location, class relations, and negotiating reciprocity / Voices from the street : sex workers' experiences in community-based HIV research / Working across race, language, and culture with African and Chinese immigrant communities / Tangled nets and gentle nettles : negotiating research questions with immigrant service organizations / Challenging policies for lone mothers : reflections on, and insights from, longitudinal qualitative interviewing / White cowboy, black feminism, Indian stories / Inside and outside of the gates : transforming relationships through research / Living an ethical agreement : negotiating confidentiality and harm in feminist participatory action research / Capacity building is a two-way street : learning from doing research within aboriginal communities / Reflections : promises and limits of feminist community research / Wendy Frisby and Gillian Creese -- Joan M. Anderson, Koushambhi Basu Khan, and Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham -- Leonora C. Angeles -- Shauna Butterwick -- Jill Chettiar ... et al. -- Gillian Creese ... et al. -- Tara Gibb and Evelyn Hamdom -- Penny Gurstein, Jane Pulkingham, and Silvia Vilches -- Paul Kershaw -- Ruth Elwood Martin, Kelly Murphy, and Marla J. Buchanan -- Colleen Reid ... et al. -- Colleen Varcoe ... et al. -- Gillian Creese and Wendy Frisby.
"Feminist community research is a collaborative, policy-oriented methodology that holds the promise of empowering the disadvantaged and building a more just society. But in the absence of critical analysis and the responsible use of power, this approach can lead to naïve or even harmful practices. Grounded as they are in fieldwork, the interdisciplinary case studies in this volume acknowledge the real methodological and ethical issues that researchers can encounter as they negotiate contested research relationships. The authors discuss the strategies -- successful and unsuccessful -- that they have employed to overcome these challenges. The authors' collective experiences working with diverse groups, from immigrant and Aboriginal women in Vancouver to poverty-reduction practitioners in Vietnam, reveal that truly equitable research projects require that we question core concepts and address crucial issues such as the promises and limits of reflexivity; the politics of place, time, and resources; ethical dilemmas and emotional responses; and the way issues of social justice, policy, and social change are embedded in research."--pub. desc.
0774820853 9780774820851
Communities--Research
Feminist theory.
HM756 / .F46 2011
307.072