Voice under scrutiny: feminist methods, anticolonial responses, and new methodological tools

Coddington, K.

Abstract

“Giving voice” to participants has been an important element of qualitative feminist research projects in geography. In this article, I explore scholarship that has questioned qualitative research's reliance on voice, arguing that implicit connections between voice, authenticity, and empowerment are beginning to be unpacked, particularly by scholars engaged in anticolonial work. I draw on anticolonial scholarship to build on and extend feminist debates centered on voice and participation. Feminist attention to voice must be situated within the colonial frameworks and histories of social science research. Scholarship focused on ongoing settler colonial relationships highlights methods both for cautiously proceeding with and consciously refusing incorporating voice within qualitative research. I draw on anticolonial approaches to frame research decisions, voice, and the ethical and methodological dilemmas of its use.

Citation

Coddington, K. (2017). Voice under scrutiny: feminist methods, anticolonial responses, and new methodological tools. Professional Geographer, 69(2), 314-320. https://doi.org/10.1080/00330124.2016.1208512

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 25, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Aug 30, 2016
• Publication Date: Apr 3, 2017
• Deposit Date: Jun 10, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 30, 2017
• Journal: Professional Geographer
• Print ISSN: 0033-0124
• Electronic ISSN: 1467-9272
• Publisher: Association of American Geographers (AAG)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 69
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 314-320
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00330124.2016.1208512
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1379456