Straddling “the line” as a Health Communication Scholar
Reflexive Privilege and Positionality in International Contexts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21616601 |
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| Authors | Taylor Walker (0009-0004-0387-7489, Ohio University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 826-828 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-07 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1041-0236 • E-ISSN: 1532-7027 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10410236.2020.1712530 |
| PMID | 31931624 |
| OpenAlex | W2999442550 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
In this essay, I offer an equatorial metaphor as a lens for reflexivity about positionality and privilege in field-based research. I draw on my experiences traveling and working with an international research team to reflect on my varying roles as a participant and observer. The lens of an equatorial metaphor reveals the blurred, sometimes collapsed, and ever-shifting line between insider and outsider. Reflexivity is vital, particularly in international contexts where work across differences is informed by embodied identities like race, gender, and sexuality
Embodied cognition · Epistemology · Human sexuality · Insider · Intersectionality · Linguistics · Metaphor · Political science · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · White privilege · Gender Studies · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Rhetoric and Communication Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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