Qualitative Inquiry at a Crossroads

Norman K. Denzin (PhD, University of Iowa) is Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Communications, College of Communications Scholar, and Research Professor of Communications, Sociology, and Humanities at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. One of the world’s foremost authorities on qualitative research and cultural criticism, Denzin is the author or editor of more than two dozen books. He is co-editor (with Yvonna S Lincoln) of the methods journal Qualitative Inquiry, founding editor of Cultural Studiesó Critical Methodologies and International Review of Qualitative Research, editor of three book series, and founding director of the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry.Michael D. Giardina (PhD, University of Illinois) is Professor of Media, Politics, and Physical Culture, and Associate Chair of the Department of Sport Management, at Florida State University. He is the author or editor of 20 books. He is editor of the Sociology of Sport Journal, special issues editor of Cultural Studies <=> Critical Methodologies, and assistant director of the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry.

This is an outstanding book that provides a much-needed series of critical reflections on qualitative research at a time when critical civic discourses are narrowing and what counts as scholarship is increasingly under attack. It asks vital questions about the qualitative work we do, the way in which we do it, and the conditions under which that work exists. Embracing the cry for social justice, the book is also an important call for action. Qualitative Inquiry at a Crossroads is a gem that deserves to be read widely.Brett Smith, University of Birmingham, UKQualitative Inquiry again comes at a new crossroad. The annual International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry is an important forum for reflecting, critically discussing, and developing the practice of qualitative inquiry. Political, scientific, and methodological challenges are starting points for its stimulating debates. This book presents a collection of highlight papers from the 14th. International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry written by some of the leading international researchers in the field. They locate qualitative inquiry in its development over time for setting its agenda in troubled times which define the current crossroad to face.Uwe Flick, Professor of Qualitative Social and Educational Research, Department of Psychology and Education, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

• IntroductionNorman K. Denzin and Michael D. GiardinaPart I: Performative ReflectionsChapter 1. Between Bodies: Queer Grief in the AnthropoceneAnne Harris and Stacy Holman Jones Chapter 2. "I Want the World to See": Black Feminist Performance Auto/EthnographyWilson OkelloChapter 3. Canvassing the Body: A Radical Relationality of Art, Body, and Vibrant MaterialityTami SpryChapter 4. Intersectionality in Education Research: Methodology as Critical Inquiry and Praxis Venus Evans-Winters and Jennifer EspositoPart II: Philosophical InflectionsChapter 5. Voice in the Agentic AssemblageLisa A. Mazzei and Alecia Youngblood JacksonChapter 6. Wondering in The Dark: The Generative Power of Unknowing in the Arts and In Qualitative InquiryLiora BreslerChapter 7. Virtuous Inquiry, Refusal, and Cynical WorkAaron M. KuntzChapter 8. Theorizing from the Streets: De/colonizing, Contemplative, and Creative Approaches in Consideration of Quality in Arts-Based Qualitative Research Kakali BhattacharyaChapter 9. Stay Human: Can We Be Human After PosthumanismSvend Brinkmann Section III: Political Interventions Chapter 10. Resisting the Commodified Researcher Self: Interrogating the Data Doubles We Create for Ourselves when Buying and Selling Our Research Products in the Research MarketplaceJulianne CheekChapter 11. Contesting Accountability Metrics in Troubled Times Through Communicative MethodologyAitor Gómez GonzálezChapter 12. Seduction and Desire: The Power of SpectacleBronwyn DaviesChapter 13. Stitching Tattered Cloth: Reflections on Social Justice and Qualitative Inquiry in Turbulent TimesKaren M. StallerNotes on Contributors