Reflection note: confessions of a Muslim researcher - considering identity in research
Reflection note: confessions of a Muslim researcher - considering identity in research
This research note explores some of the contentions that have emerged from Muslim-on-Muslim research and how this can implicate the researcher more personally. Speaking in the context of methodological concerns arising from qualitative research, the paper consider the following aspects: inappropriate access of participants, over-representation of own experiences, and questioning fundamental parts of your identity. Whilst certain experiences can shake the foundations of being a researcher and even sense of self, these should ultimately be welcomed. It is concluded that, in taking the time to reconcile from such tensions emerging from our multiple identities, it can allow for becoming a more rigorous and reflexive researcher.
ethics, Muslim identity, qualitative interviewing, reflexivity, Researcher positionality
509-515
Islam, Maisha
9907f550-b716-4a43-984c-c526f58cdde9
2 September 2020
Islam, Maisha
9907f550-b716-4a43-984c-c526f58cdde9
Islam, Maisha
(2020)
Reflection note: confessions of a Muslim researcher - considering identity in research.
International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 23 (5), .
(doi:10.1080/13645579.2019.1700726).
Abstract
This research note explores some of the contentions that have emerged from Muslim-on-Muslim research and how this can implicate the researcher more personally. Speaking in the context of methodological concerns arising from qualitative research, the paper consider the following aspects: inappropriate access of participants, over-representation of own experiences, and questioning fundamental parts of your identity. Whilst certain experiences can shake the foundations of being a researcher and even sense of self, these should ultimately be welcomed. It is concluded that, in taking the time to reconcile from such tensions emerging from our multiple identities, it can allow for becoming a more rigorous and reflexive researcher.
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Accepted/In Press date: 29 November 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 4 December 2019
Published date: 2 September 2020
Keywords:
ethics, Muslim identity, qualitative interviewing, reflexivity, Researcher positionality
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Local EPrints ID: 484338
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/484338
ISSN: 1364-5579
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