Research As Resistance

Within this superb collection, Susan Strega and Leslie Brown bring voice to a community of researchers who provide a counter-discourse that troubles the mainstream and oppressive methods that regretfully too often dominate research on (rather than with) marginalized peoples. This important volume, which is highly accessible to all researchers regardless of their level of experience, challenges us to rethink conventional ideas about research ethics. Each chapter is characterized by a real commitment to engage openly with the fundamental social justice issues that characterize relationships between researchers and those who are researched. In effect, this book serves as a benchmark against which research in social work should be measured. - Brenda LeFrançois, School of Social Work, Memorial University of Newfoundland

""This book goes beyond simply critiquing mainstream, positivist research in social work to offer diverse socially just research methodologies. Written by progressive social work educators, these chapters privilege anti-colonial and anti-oppressive frameworks, while not denying the challenges of conducting research through such frameworks. Of particular note is how the Indigenous contributors to this book highlight counter-stories to the colonialist documentation about us. Called ‘insurgent research’ by Adam Gaudry, such research helps to produce real benefits for Indigenous communities, which can, of course, have a positive impact on all communities."" - Cyndy Baskin, School of Social Work, Ryerson University

""This vitally important and comprehensive volume pushes ontological and epistemological boundaries by consistently highlighting the possibilities for research to transgress, contest, and resist dominant research paradigms. This new edition showcases the next wave of innovative methods and methodologies to uncover marginalized knowledges found in diverse spiritualities, philosophies, cultures, languages, and experiences. Authored by an impressive collection of feminist, critical race, and Indigenous scholars, the book interrogates the political and philosophical dimensions of knowledge production and is essential reading for anyone interested in undertaking critically reflexive, ethical, and anti-oppressive research to further a social justice agenda."" - Christine Morley, School of Social Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast