Employing Polyethnography to Navigate Researcher Positionality on Weight Bias

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dc.contributor.authorArthur, Nancy
dc.contributor.authorLund, Darren E.
dc.contributor.authorRussell-Mayhew, Shelly
dc.contributor.authorNutter, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Emily
dc.contributor.authorSesma-Vazquez, Monica
dc.contributor.authorKassan, Anusha
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-10T22:53:08Z
dc.date.available2024-06-10T22:53:08Z
dc.date.issued2017-05-20
dc.descriptionArthur, N., Lund, D. E., Russell-Mayhew, S., Nutter, S., Williams, E., Sesma Vazquez, M., & Kassan, A. (2017). Employing Polyethnography to Navigate Researcher Positionality on Weight Bias. The Qualitative Report, 22(5), 1395-1416.
dc.description.abstractResearchers often focus on the content of their research interests but, depending on the research approach, may pay less attention to the process of locating themselves in relation to the research topic. This paper outlines the dialogue between an interdisciplinary team of researchers who were at the initial stages of forming a research agenda related to weight bias and social justice. Using a polyethnographic approach to guide our discussion, we sought to explore the diverse and common life experiences that influenced our professional interests for pursuing research on weight bias. As a dialogic method, polyethnography is ideally suited for the reflexive work required of researchers seeking to address issues of equity and social justice. Beyond more traditional approaches such as journaling, personal interviews, or researcher notes, the intersubjectivity highlighted by this method affords a richer space for exploration, challenging ideas, taking risks, and collectively interrogating both self and society. Following a discussion of positionality, the dialogue between researchers is presented, followed by their critique of the discussion, informed by professional literature.
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dc.identifier.citationArthur, N., Lund, D. E., Russell-Mayhew, S., Nutter, S., Williams, E., Sesma Vazquez, M., & Kassan, A. (2017). Employing Polyethnography to Navigate Researcher Positionality on Weight Bias. The Qualitative Report, 22(5), 1395-1416. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2017.2558
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2017.2558
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1880/118866
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherNSUWorks - The Qualitative Report
dc.publisher.facultyWerklund School of Educationen
dc.publisher.hasversionpublishedVersion
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
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dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
dc.subjectPolyethnography
dc.subjectEthnography
dc.subjectWeight Bias
dc.subjectPositionality
dc.titleEmploying Polyethnography to Navigate Researcher Positionality on Weight Bias
dc.typeArticle
ucalgary.scholar.levelFaculty
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