Auto-ethnography as starting point in a feminist activist research. A menstrual bodily itinerary
While researching on body politics to enhance capabilities, with a focus on menstruation as case study, and based on feminist epistemology and the importance of situated knowledges (Haraway, 1988), I conducted my auto-ethnography to make my stand-point explicit and to balance the power relation with...
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| Tipo de recurso: | capítulo de libro |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Loyola Andalucía |
| Repositorio: | Brújula |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.uloyola.es:20.500.12412/6885 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12412/6885 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Body politics Capabilities Menstruation Auto-ethnography Feminist epistemology |
| Sumario: | While researching on body politics to enhance capabilities, with a focus on menstruation as case study, and based on feminist epistemology and the importance of situated knowledges (Haraway, 1988), I conducted my auto-ethnography to make my stand-point explicit and to balance the power relation with other involved subjects. The aim of the paper is to point out pros and cons of starting from oneself as a tool to understand culture and foment feminist activist research. |
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