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V- Post-Modernism & Women Studies (1980s) - Coggle Diagram
V- Post-Modernism & Women Studies
(1980s)
Post-Modernism
- characterised by attitude of opposition to notions of epistemic certainty or the stability of meaning
There are
many truths to be created and re-created
by the reader and the text,
the fieldworker and the observed
, and so on.
The observer and observed collaboarte in the act of interpretation and creation.
Similarity of women studies with fieldwork traditions - dilemma of reflexivity
REFLEXIVITY
: process of continual reflection upon the research process by a researcher; idea of self-awareness - examination of one's own beliefs, judgements & practices
"lack of parity between authorship of the anthropologist & the informant" (Strather & Gal, feminist anthropologists)
challenge
Research authorship is influenced and affected by
INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL BAGGAGE
of researcher (who is often a woman from an advantaged social, education and/or racial background.
solution - if interpretation is of the essence, it is dependent on the existence of the story.
the
"basic story"
(Edward Bruner)
factual info, demography
innovations in data gathering techniques to develop a 'basic story' from authentic sources -
paradigm shift
RRA
Rapid Rural Appraisal to obtain quick field-oriented results in agricultural development
PRA
Participatory Rural Appraisal - focused on hearing people's voices, understanding and learning from them
Authour's reflections
understanding of intellectual baggage
researcher as an actor in research + need for distance by stating one's position (intellectual integrity)
interaction that leads to "raising hopes" as exploitative of another's privacy and sense of self
heteroglossia & plurivocality
different realities - need to include women's voices in decision-making processes, in development research and policy
questioning notion of single truth