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Employing polyethnography to navigate researcher positionality on weight bias

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dc.contributor.authorArthur, N.
dc.contributor.authorLund, D.E.
dc.contributor.authorRussell Mayhew, S.
dc.contributor.authorNutter, S.
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, E.
dc.contributor.authorSesma Vazquez, M.
dc.contributor.authorKassan, A.
dc.date.issued2017
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.
dc.identifier.citationThe Qualitative Report, 2017; 22(5):1395-1416
dc.identifier.issn2160-3715
dc.identifier.issn2160-3715
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/136269
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNova Southeastern University
dc.rightsCopyright 2017 The Authors. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the The Qualitative Report at NSUWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Qualitative Report by an authorized administrator of NSUWorks. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
dc.source.urihttps://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol22/iss5/15/
dc.subjectpolyethnography
dc.subjectethnography
dc.subjectweight Bias
dc.subjectpositionality
dc.titleEmploying polyethnography to navigate researcher positionality on weight bias
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished
ror.mmsid9916267107201831

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