Developing a collaborative methodology for research with community groups
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Gremillion, Helen
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Date
2013-11-11
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Journal Article
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ethnographic methodologies
men’s movement
gender studies
collaborative research
men’s movement
gender studies
collaborative research
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Citation
Gremillion, H. (2013). Developing a collaborative methodology for research with community groups. Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online.
Abstract
This ‘short communication’ considers four different methodological approaches for ethnographic research projects that engage community groups when the research topic is contested amongst group members.
I locate my comments in the context of a proposed project on concepts of gender in the ‘mythopoetic’ men’s movement, and on feminist responses to these concepts; however, many of the points raised are applicable to a range of community projects. I discuss benefits and drawbacks of the following candidate methodologies : participant-observation (in this case, with a male partner researcher who is an ‘insider’) ; participatory-action research; reflexive ethnographic interviewing; and a collaborative documentary that incorporates aspects of video ethnography. A key consideration throughout is the positioning of the researcher and participants. I make a case for the uniquely collaborative potential of video when quite diverse perspectives are part and parcel of a proposed research agenda.
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Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
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DOI: 10.1080/1177083X.2013.848215
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Routledge
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