I believe the first thing that guides my research is first my worldview/ideological stance which centers on feminism and social construction. I'm really interested in "othering" occurring through cultural products and media. Secondly, I believe my research, the subjects chosen and settings also will guide my research choices. This is where I do really align with Johanek - that you need to find what will work with certain research settings.
I'm also "passionately" committed to understanding the othering occurring through different cultural capital, especially video games, and how this may help others to combat negative implications, while offerring greater opportunity for those being "othered."
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Rachel-
ReplyDeleteI love your focus on theory and praxis. Bringing together your own experiences in the lab I am sure feeds your research agenda. Seems you and I share some basic theoretical lens as well - feminism and social construction are at the heart of much of my scholarship and teaching.
Also, I love the way you are using this space. I think it will really be helpful to keep notes and questions and sources all together in this virtual home as you continue toward the diss project.
Jen