21st Century Inquiry After Methodology

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

The inadequacies of social science research methodologies invented during the 20th century have become increasingly apparent in the 21st century as scholars address the historical event of the Anthropocene and the end of human life on the planet. The focus shifts from what is to what might be, and immanence (the not yet, the to-come) sends us away from pre-existing research methodologies, even qualitative methodology, to forms of inquiry we must invent as we inquire. In this theoretical/methodological interactive symposium, presenters will discuss how the creation of the new—"what can and must be thought” (Foucault, 1994/1997, p. xxxvi)—cannot be invented if prescribed and limited by what exists. Each presenter will describe a different approach to inquiry after methodology.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Qualitative Research

Chair

• Elizabeth A. St. Pierre, University of Georgia

Papers

• The "New" in New Approaches to 21st Century Inquiry - Elizabeth A. St. Pierre, University of Georgia

• Geology of Morals, Migratory Flows, and Warmth of Other Suns in an Art Museum - Jonathan Eakle, George Washington University

• Rendering Thought: Rhythmic Problems After Methodology - Alecia Youngblood Jackson, Appalachian State University

• Speculative Inquiry: Thinking With Whitehead - Lisa A. Mazzei, University of Oregon

• Inquiry After Methodology: Virtuous Inquiry and the Not-Possible - Aaron M. Kuntz, Florida International University