Teaching Feminist Research Methods: A Comment and an Evaluation

• In Event: 372 - Regular Session. Feminist Research Methods

Abstract

What are Feminist Research Methods and how are they different from other, non-Feminist, research methods? This paper begins by interrogating the question of how research methods become labeled as Feminist. Building on this knowledge, we detail how this investigation guided our implementation of a new Feminist Research Methods course. The evaluation of this course yielded information regarding the deeply ingrained connection students have between certain research methods and feminist practice, despite completing a course that explicitly argued for the application of the label “Feminist” to any research method depending on the methodologies employed. We conclude by drawing upon our experience to discuss some of the structural and pedagogical challenges when teaching Feminist Research Methods.

Author

• Angela J. Hattery, George Mason University