Witches, children and Kiva‐the‐research‐dog
Striking Problems Encountered in the Field
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8117643 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kate Swanson (0000-0002-3591-1782, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 55-64 |
| Publication date | 2007-11-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Area (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-0894 • E-ISSN: 1475-4762 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1475-4762.2008.00786.x |
| OpenAlex | W2071369259 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 22 |
This paper examines how power, privilege and vulnerability can surface in unexpected ways during fieldwork. Drawing from my experiences working with indigenous women and children who beg and sell on the streets of Ecuador, I suggest that researchers do not always hold as much power as we might assume. By positioning myself within stories about witches and children, I discuss how multiple research identities can shift power dynamics in unsettling and unexpected ways. In this paper, I also reflect upon a particularly unorthodox research method: using my dog as a research assistant. My dog inadvertently became instrumental in providing access to children's life stories; however, her presence also highlighted some of the dramatic incongruities between their life experiences and my own
Computer security · Field (mathematics · Indigenous · Political science · Power (physics · Privilege (computing · Sociology · Vulnerability (computing · Children's Rights and Participation · Computer Science · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Ecology · Gender Studies · Law
Not just parenting in the field
Engaging communities in managing multiple hazards
Navigating power hierarchies in the “field”
Bad Mothers’ and ‘Delinquent Children’
The allure and privileging of danger over everyday practice in field research
Telling stories in, through and with Country
Fieldwork among the Dong national minority in Guizhou, China
Agroforestry on an Active Volcanic Small Island inIndonesia
At Home in the Street
The Politics of Location
Animal Geographies
Playing the Field
Magical Writing in Salasaca
Putting the Dog Back in the Park
Fieldwork … With Family
Theorising other , ‘other childhoods’
The ‘voices’ of children
The Ethical and Methodological Complexities of Doing Research with 'Vulnerable' Young People
Youth transitions and interdependent adult–child relations in rural Bolivia
The Geography of Children
Hidden Child Workers
The place of emotions in academic research
Critical Pet Studies
Coloring the Field
Getting Personal
The geographies that wound
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,42 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |