Jul 15, 3:00 PM: Book Salon | Harassed: Gender, Bodies, and Ethnographic Research

Join the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality and the Chicago Ethnography Incubator for a book salon discussion of Harassed: Gender, Bodies, and Ethnographic Research featuring: Rebecca Hanson (Assistant Professor of Latin American Studies, Sociology and Criminology & Law, University of Florida), author Patricia Richards (Professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies, University of Georgia), author Sneha Annavarapu (PhD Candidate in Sociology, The University of Chicago), discussant Annie Hikido (Assistant Professor of Sociology, Colby College), discussant Brandon Andrew Robinson (Assistant Professor of Gender & Sexuality Studies, University of California, Riverside), discussant Kristen Schilt (Associate Professor of Sociology, The University of Chicago), moderator Registration is required via Zoom link below. About the Book Researchers frequently experience sexualized interactions, sexual objectification, and harassment as they conduct fieldwork. These experiences are often left out of ethnographers’ “tales from the field” and remain unaddressed within qualitative literature. Harassed argues that the androcentric, racist, and colonialist epistemological foundations of ethnographic methodology contribute to the silence surrounding sexual harassment and other forms of violence. Rebecca Hanson and Patricia Richards challenge readers to recognize how these attitudes put researchers at risk, further the solitude experienced by researchers, lead others to question the validity of their work, and, in turn, negatively impact the construction of ethnographic knowledge. To improve methodological training, data collection, and knowledge produced by all researchers, Harassed advocates for an embodied approach to ethnography that reflexively engages with the ways in which researchers’ bodies shape the knowledge they produce. By challenging these assumptions, the authors offer an opportunity for researchers, advisors, and educators to consider the multiple ways in which good ethnographic research can be conducted. Beyond challenging current methodological training and mentorship, Harassed opens discussions about sexual harassment and violence in the social sciences in general.

Date: July 15, 2020
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM