Vulnerable Witness: The Politics of Grief in the Field

by Gillespie

Book Overview

Scholars and practitioners who witness violence and loss in human, animal, and ecological contexts are expected to have no emotional connection to the subjects they study. Yet is this possible? Following feminist traditions, Vulnerable Witness centers the researcher and challenges readers to reflect on how grieving is part of the research process and, by extension, is a political act. Through thirteen reflective essays the book theorizes the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520297849
• ISBN13: 9780520297845
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.4"