Entre Mundos: Catching the Spirit Through Stories as Methodology

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session Thursday 8:00 a.m. Four Seasons Ballroom 2-3
  In Roundtable Session: Indigenous Methodologies (Table 2)

Abstract

In this paper the Entre Mundos methodology is explored as a tool of uncovering the historical and intergenerational injustices experienced by Indigenous communities from the Latine diaspora. This study was conducted with a Quechua community in Bolivia. The use of stories as a way to inform and analyze data is discussed through collaborative processes with the community. To explore onto-epistemological realities of Indigenous people, the methodology utilized, i.e. to listen and learn within the liminal spaces of ontology and epistemology, is also a contribution to doing research without causing damage (Tuck, 2009). The process of creative writing during research is explored as the Entre Mundos methodology leans into understanding what tools are meaningful and appropriate for ontological spaces of learning.

Author

• Ymasumac Marañón Davis, University of San Diego