Straddling “the line” as a Health Communication Scholar: Reflexive Privilege and Positionality in International Contexts

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Abstract

In this essay, I offer an equatorial metaphor as a lens for reflexivity about positionality and privilege in field-based research. I draw on my experiences traveling and working with an international research team to reflect on my varying roles as a participant and observer. The lens of an equatorial metaphor reveals the blurred, sometimes collapsed, and ever-shifting line between insider and outsider. Reflexivity is vital, particularly in international contexts where work across differences is informed by embodied identities like race, gender, and sexuality.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)826-828
Number of pages3
JournalHealth Communication
Volume36
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Health(social science)
  • Communication

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