In this episode Hubcast guests - Evelyn Pauls, Will McInerney and Nicky Armstrong - discuss what it means to use participatory methods when telling the stories of research. 

Our guests discuss the "Story of the Hub" project, where they worked to tell the stories of 39 research projects in an individual and collective manner, using a participatory model. They delve into the reasons for working this way and the benefits of using such an approach. They also  discuss some of the challenges and core aspects that should be thought through from a storytelling, impact and communications perspective. 

This episode of the Gender HubCast is a conversation about feminist practice, exploring its nuances in both research and professional domains. Our guests take us through the complex dynamics between the global North and South, the ethical dimensions of decision-making, challenges faced by early career networks, and the localization of care responsibilities within academic structures.

Host: Lina Malagón Diaz

Guests (in alphabetical order): Roua Al Taweel, Nicky Armstrong, Luisa Salazar Escalante and Maria Gabriela Vargas Parada.

Resources referred to in this episode are:

Ahmed, S. (2018). Feminist hurt/feminism hurts. In A. Koivunen, K. Kyrölä, & I. Ryberg (Eds.), The power of vulnerability: Mobilising affect in feminist, queer and anti-racist media cultures. Manchester University Press.

C. Enloe. (2004). The Curious Feminist. University of California Press.

G. Lakoff. (2004). Don’t think of an Elephant: Know your values and frame the debate (Scribe, 2004)

M. Thompson. (2017). The Discomfort of Safety, Society+Space, Accessed 21st February 2024.

In this episode, hosted by Kirsten Ainley, Hubcast guests – Marsha Henry, Choman Hardi, and Keshab Giri – dive into the messiness of fieldwork in feminist approaches to international studies. Whether you’re preparing for fieldwork, making sense of fieldwork, or just want to learn more about the messiness of fieldwork, join us for these expert, incisive, and honest reflections on the power of feminist fieldwork to capture complexity and transform societies, while calling on us to navigate discomfort and to hold an ethic of care at the forefront of our research encounters.