Migrant Scholars Researching Migration: Reflexivity, Subjectivity and Biography in Research

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Synopsis
How can biography and reflexivity become integral processes of an inquiry? How do we apply these processes to our research and to our accounts of ourselves? Presenting studies by migration scholars who are migrants themselves, Migrant Scholars Researching Migration illustrates the creative and affective function of embedding one's research in subjectivity, reflexivity, and personal biography. The book shows that linking personal experiences and biographies with research practices and agendas can be instrumental to the development of knowledges and new methodologies. The authors demonstrate, for instance, how their migration backgrounds have affected what kind of research they ‘should’ conduct. They also describe how their research findings have changed their understanding of their personal positionings as migrants and scholars. This book debunks the dogma of separating the researcher from their investigation by placing the researchers' experiences and multi-layered reflections at the center of their scholarly work. It sheds light on the importance of reflexivity and subjectivity as processes and assets in research rather than obstacles. Migrant Scholars Researching Migration will appeal to researchers and students interested in methodology, biographical research, theories of knowledge, and scholars of migration and diaspora studies. Chapters: Chapter 14 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.
Copyright:
2024

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ISBN-13:
9781000968248
Related ISBNs:
9781032115603, 9781003225195, 9781032125695
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
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Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter, Marco Gemignani, Yolanda Hernández-Albujar, and Jana Sládková
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No
Language:
English
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Categories:
Nonfiction, Social Studies, Sociology
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Marco Gemignani
Edited by:
Yolanda Hernández-Albújar
Edited by:
Jana Sládková

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