Conversation on Decolonial Feminist Psychological Research Interviews

"Whether we are conducting same or cross-gender research, it is Inevitable that identifications around gender will be an important issue that shapes what is or is not narrated [within the interview]. Other identities of both the interviewer and interviewees are sure to similarly shape the stories told. This means that beyond a search for the meaning and content of narratives, we should be paying closer attention to the multiple contexts that shape the telling of the stories we collect. An analysis of the dialogical aspects of narratives [is] Important not just for making visible the storytelling contexts but also for understanding how the context produces what is. said" - Floretta Boonzaier (2014) - Methodological disruptions: Interviewing domestically violent men acorss a gender divide.

"Initially, I was confused by the affinity I felt towards my participants; surprised by the way in which they related to me; and puzzled by both the…