This taxi does not go to Zamalek: Everyday encounters as a way of exploring female non-white researcher vulnerability

Sandra Fernandez

doi:10.54807/kp.v33.2488

Författare

Sandra Fernandez Independent Researcher

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54807/kp.v33.2488

Nyckelord:

möten, forskarposition, fältarbete, svarthet, intersektionalitet

Abstract

Den här artikeln undersöker (forskar)möten i termer av ”vardagsutbyten över skillnader” med särskilt fokus på den egyptiska kontexten. Baserat på tre exempel från möten jag hade under mina fältarbeten i Kairo visar jag hur också korta utbyten med främlingar kan de-stabilisera den ofta förgivettagna idén att forskaren i fält alltid är i en överordnad position. Att vara kodad som kvinna och afrikansk i den egyptiska kontexten placerade mig i en kulturell kontext där komplexa meningssystem som styr egyptiska och sudanesiska genusroller aktualiseras, på ett sätt som ibland korresponderar med de faror som knyts till svarta kroppar. Jag använder dessa möten i fält för att visa hur alla inblandade i ett möte intar olika maktpositioner beroende på intersektionella faktorer.

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