Who’s Afraid of QuantCrit? The Fetish of Agnosticism and Inverted Epistemologies

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

As a growing body of scholars apply principles of QuantCrit to their inquiry, questions and misunderstandings have emerged about QuantCrit. This panel discussion gathers several early developers and adopters of QuantCrit to engage in conversation about QuantCrit and self-reflect on their use of QuantCrit as a framework for their research. The panel discussion is organized into three portions. The first takes the form of a conversation among panel members guided by a set of questions. During the second portion each of the four members reflect critically on research they have conducted through the lens of QuantCrit. The final portion allows audience members to pose additional questions to the panel members and reflect on concepts and ideas explored during the discussion.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Critical Quantitative Methodologies

Chair

• Mike K. Russell, Boston College

Papers

• Critical Race Feminista Quantitative Praxis - Nichole M. Garcia, Rutgers University

• Equity-Minded Analysis of Institutional Quantitative Data Through Intersectionality as Critical Inquiry and Praxis: Race-Gender-Class - Nancy López, University of New Mexico; Claudia Diaz Fuentes, University of New Mexico

• Black Epistemologies: Foundations of QuanCrit - Yasmiyn Irizarry, University of Texas at Austin

Discussant

• Mike K. Russell, Boston College