Qualitative Inquiry at a Crossroads: Political, Performative, and Methodological Reflections (International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry Series)

Qualitative Inquiry at a Crossroads critically reflects on the ever-changing dynamics of qualitative research in the contemporary moment. We live at a crossroads in which the spaces for critical civic discourse are narrowing, in which traditional political ideologies are now questioned: there is no utopian vision on the horizon, only fear and doubt. The moral and ethical foundations of democracy are under assault, global inequality is on the rise, facts are derided as 'fake news'--an uncertain future stands at our door. Premised on the belief that our troubled times call for a critical inquiry that matters--a discourse committed to a politics of resistance, a politics of possibility--leading international contributors from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Spain, Norway, and Denmark present a range of perspectives, challenges, and opportunities for the field. In so doing, they wrestle with questions concerning the intersecting vectors of method, politics, and praxis. More specifically, contributors engage with issues ranging from indigenous and decolonizing methods, arts-based research, and intersectionality to debates over the research marketplace, accountability metrics, and emergent forays into post-qualitative inquiry Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Qualitative Inquiry at a Crossroads At a Crossroads The Chapters By Way of a Conclusion Notes References Part I Performative Reflections 1 Between Bodies: Queer Grief in the Anthropocene Writing Bodies in Relation The Beauty of Grief and Loss The Queer Objects of Grief A Liveable Life, a Grievable Death Reading Grief, Writing Melancholia as an Archive of Survival Grief and the Anthropocene References 2 “I Wanted the World to See”: Black Feminist Performance Auto/Ethnography Black Bodies in the Wake Limbos in the Wake: A Black Feminist Performance Auto/Ethnographic Approach Choreographing Limbos Buried Conclusion Notes References 3 Canvasing the Body: A Radical Relationality of Art, Body, and Vibrant Materiality References 4 Intersectionality in Education Research: Methodology as Critical Inquiry and Praxis Centering Intersectionality Authors’ Positionality Intersectionality in Educational Research Power, Privilege, and Domination Whose Ways of Knowing? Critical Reflexivity Framing Intersectional Methodological Invocations Conclusion References Part II Methodological Inflections 5 Voice in the Agentic Assemblage Assemblage and Agency in Posthumanism: Bennett’s Agentic Assemblage Voice in the Kitchen Assemblage Voice in a Shifting Entanglement of Intra-Actions Conclusion: A Voice as Doing Notes References 6 Wondering in the Dark: The Generative Power of Unknowing in the Arts and in Qualitative Inquiry Knowing: Music Unknowing: Educational Research Glimpses into Buddhist Worldview and Research Developing Academic Practices The Pedagogy of Cultivating Unknowing: Lingering with Artwork A Momentous Shift: Unknowing in Creating Movement Unknowing in Making Art Unknowing in Academic/Personal Writing The Crucial Need for a Pause Coda: Tuned Listening Acknowledgment Notes References 7 Virtuous Inquiry, Refusal, and Cynical Work Normalizing Injustice Virtuous Critique On Normativity On Truth as Productive Refusal On Parrhesia (as Virtuous Critique) Notes References 8 Theorizing from the Streets: De/colonizing, Contemplative, and Creative Approaches and Consideration of Quality in Arts-Based Qualitative Research A State of Confusion: Searching for Entry Points Theorizing from the Streets: Which Moves Make my Work Matter? Benchmarks In Closing Notes References 9 Stay Human: Can We Be Human after Posthumanism? Prologue Post-Qualitative Research and Posthumanism Toward a Humanism after Posthumanism Humanism without Anthropocentrism? Conclusions Note References Part III Political Interventions 10 Resisting the Commodified Researcher Self: Interrogating the Data Doubles We Create for Ourselves when Buying and Selling Our Research Products in the Research Marketplace What This Chapter Is About The Research Marketplace – We Are All Interacting with It and Making Decisions about the Nature of that Interaction Conclusion – Where to from Here? Notes References 11 Contesting Accountability Metrics in Troubled Times through Communicative Methodology Introduction Social Impact of Research Communicative Methodology and Social Impact Through the INCLUD-ED Project Concluding Remarks Notes References 12 Seduction and Desire: The Power of Spectacle The Spectacle Seduction How Has This Seduction Worked? The Spectacle as Assemblage Neoliberalism and Its Force in Shaping the Present Piecemeal Implementation And so ... References 13 Stitching Tattered Cloth: Reflections on Social Justice and Qualitative Inquiry in Troubled Times Introduction Mr. Brace’s Background Mr. Brace: A Dangerous Man of Reason Mr. Brace’s New York So What Was Mr. Brace’s Plan? Hurdles, Challenges and Practices Mr. Brace’s Impact The Congress Notes Notes on Contributors Editors Authors Index Qualitative Inquiry At A Crossroadscritically Reflects On The Ever-changing Dynamics Of Qualitative Research In The Contemporary Moment. We Live At A Crossroads In Which The Spaces For Critical Civic Discourse Are Narrowing, In Which Traditional Political Ideologies Are Now Questioned: There Is No Utopian Vision On The Horizon, Only Fear And Doubt. The Moral And Ethical Foundations Of Democracy Are Under Assault, Global Inequality Is On The Rise, Facts Are Derided As 'fake News'--an Uncertain Future Stands At Our Door. Premised On The Belief That Our Troubled Times Call For A Critical Inquiry That Matters--a Discourse Committed To A Politics Of Resistance, A Politics Of Possibility--leading International Contributors From The United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Spain, Norway, And Denmark Present A Range Of Perspectives, Challenges, And Opportunities For The Field. In So Doing, They Wrestle With Questions Concerning The Intersecting Vectors Of Method, Politics, And Praxis. More Specifically, Contributors Engage With Issues Ranging From Indigenous And Decolonizing Methods, Arts-based Research, And Intersectionality To Debates Over The Research Marketplace, Accountability Metrics, And Emergent Forays Into Post-qualitative Inquiry. , And Praxis. More Specifically, Contributors Engage With Issues Ranging From Indigenous And Decolonizing Methods, Arts-based Research, And Intersectionality To Debates Over The Research Marketplace, Accountability Metrics, And Emergent Forays Into Post-qualitative Inquiry. __Qualitative Inquiry at a Crossroads__ critically reflects on the ever-changing dynamics of qualitative research in the contemporary moment. We live at a crossroads in which the spaces for critical civic discourse are narrowing, in which traditional political ideologies are now questioned: there is no utopian vision on the horizon, only fear and doubt. The moral and ethical foundations of democracy are under assault, global inequality is on the rise, facts are derided as ‘fake news’―an uncertain future stands at our door.