| Description |
Atravesada: the traveler, the scholar inside and outside research, inside and outside the academy; an identity taken up to survive the contradictions associated with research. Drawing from Chicana/Latina feminist, anticolonial, and queer of color thought, this study examines the testimonios/pláticas of eight Chicana/Latina feminist education scholars who actively disrupt research methods. The testimonios/pláticas alongside a review of key texts shed light on the problems that can occur while conducting research in academic spaces. The problems identified and theorized through the testimonios/pláticas include: construction of knowledge, modes of representation, issues of voice, and researcher roles. While these issues are familiar, the testimonios/pláticas exposed feelings and emotions associated critical research practices. These feelings-including passion, fear, and pain-allow and support reimagining of research through alternative forms of mentorship practices, community-based research, and accessibility that support processes of healing and critical reflexivity in research. Data are displayed through thick textual narratives and narrative reflections of the author. This study adds nuance to a growing body of research on Chicana/Latina epistemologies and methodologies and contributes to critical qualitative research discussions by raising challenges to data analysis and representation and reimagining researcher subjectivity. |
