Britton, J. orcid.org/0000-0001-5786-9637 (2020) Being an insider and outsider: whiteness as a key dimension of difference. Qualitative Research, 20 (3). pp. 340-354. ISSN 1468-7941
Abstract
This article demonstrates the significance of engaging with whiteness as a key dimension of difference shaping research in multi-faceted ways. I critically reflect on a research project that included interviews with Muslim men in Rotherham, a northern English town that had experienced a child sexual exploitation crisis involving Pakistani Muslim men. It raised significant methodological and epistemological issues regarding my position in the research, as a white female researcher, and my relationships with local Pakistani Muslim men and women. I highlight the fluidity of my insider–outsider position through exploring political and ethical dilemmas involved in carrying out the research and structural and experiential aspects of researcher subjectivity. I show how being white both facilitated and obstructed the research as I steered my way through a highly sensitive set of circumstances and how engaging with whiteness is key in democratising research and shedding light on unequal power relations in knowledge production.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 The Author. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Qualitative Research. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Sociological Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 13 Sep 2019 09:06 |
Last Modified: | 29 Apr 2021 13:10 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/1468794119874599 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:150844 |
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