When "We Ourselves" Become Our Own Field of Research

Abstract: In our current research project, we do cultural research on cultural research. In doing so we apply cultural research-instruments to ourselves and thereby constitute ourselves as a field of research. We describe some of the incidents that can occur in such an ambivalent situation, focussing on the following (which appears to us as the most significant output of our work in this special context of research so far): This kind of research will always be a sensitive one when dealing with biographical material. Since one has to deal with humans, "naturally" relationships develop along the way. Neither the social status of the persons explored, nor closeness or distance to them should affect the results or the degree of responsibility felt towards to them. The representations resulting from this research ought to be salient to all participants, including the researcher and the researched. Research is an interaction—this assertion implies for us that we do not want to study sciences for t.... https://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/700

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: When "We Ourselves" Become Our Own Field of Research ; volume:4 ; number:2 ; day:31 ; month:05 ; year:2003 ; Forum qualitative Sozialforschung ; 4, Heft 2 (31.05.2003)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Dressel, Gert ; Langreiter, Nikola

Further information

• DOI: 10.17169/fqs-4.2.700
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs0302276
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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