Bodyography as Activism in Qualitative Inquiry: The Bodies Collective at ECQI19. Issue 1 (May 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Collective, The Bodies
• Other Names: Andrade Marisa de guest-editor.; Murray Fiona guest-editor.; Rodríguez-Dorans Edgar guest-editor.; Stenhouse Rosie guest-editor.; Wyatt Jonathan guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: International review of qualitative research. Volume 14:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 104
• Page End: 121
• Publication Date: 2021-05
• Subjects: Bodies Collective -- bodyography -- autonomous pedagogy -- activism -- flattened hierarchies; Qualitative research -- Periodicals; Social sciences -- Research -- Periodicals; Social justice -- Periodicals; Qualitative research; Social justice; Social sciences -- Research; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 001.42
• DOI: 10.1177/1940844720970140
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1940-8447

Abstract

If activism is an act of challenging marginalization and hierarchy, The Bodies Collective works to challenge the hierarchy between "mind" and "body" inherent in much academic discourse, and can be witnessed in the conference space. We do this, not through forming another hierarchical structure, but from within—through invitation and inviting those who may be labeled as "participant" to become a leader within each workshop presented. This is the act of activism that The 2019 European Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (ECQI19) invited. In this article, we discuss how The Bodies Collective's contributions to ECQI can be seen as activism. We describe our contribution, a workshop, and provide examples of feedback from those involved. Finally, we show some of the challenges we have encountered and conclude with looking toward the future.