Collective and Collaborative Approaches to Qualitative Research

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session 4
  In Roundtable Session: Qualitative Inquiry: Dilemmas, Refusals, and Compromises

Abstract

Too often, trust has been (mis)placed in the hands of researchers who have had the power and privilege to research and tell/distribute stories and those stories have shaped how marginalized people have been othered. As researchers, we must work hard to minimize our harm and limit the scope/reach of our betrayal. It is important that researchers consistently work to make the work more careful, rigorous, diligent, and loving, especially when researching with groups of people who have historically been marginalized and victimized through research. In this paper I discuss how the possible methodological implications of collaborative and collective approaches grounded in Black Feminist Thought and Ubuntu.

Author

• Jenell Igeleke Penn, The Ohio State University - Columbus