996008 Self-reflection in (qualitative) research (S) (SoSe 2025)

The relationship between proximity and distance is an important topic for research practice. The distance of the researcher from the object of research is often seen as the basis for independent, i.e. 'good' research. In reality, however, we bring many unquestioned assumptions into our research, which unwittingly flow into the research process and have an impact on the analysis. In the Methods Class, we want to face this challenge and try out different approaches to self-reflection.
On the first meeting of the class we will discuss the texts provided in the ‘Lernraum’. On the second meeting we will discuss how to apply the gained insights into self-reflection to our own research projects.
The texts all participants have to read very carefully are available in the ‘Lernraum’. Participants should bring a web-enabled device (tablet or laptop) for writing and up- and downloading documents in the 'Lernraum'.

Bibliography

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Sandra Harding 2008: Why Focus on Modernity? In: Harding, S.: Sciences from Below. Feminisms, Postcolonialities, and Modernities. Durham, London: Duke University Press, pp. 1-19
Vivetha Thambinathan/Elizabeth Anne Kinsella 2021: Decolonizing Methodologies in Qualitative Research: Creating Spaces for Transformative Praxis. In: International Journal of Qualitative Methods. Vol. 20, pp. 1-9
Heike Greschke 2024: Coming to Terms With the Invective Latency of Ethnographic Relations: A Plea for (Auto)Ethnographic Positioning Analysis. In: Qualitative Inquiry, Vol. 30 (8-9), pp. 663-673