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Recipient of a 2022 Most Promising New Textbook Award from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA)

Introduction to Intersectional Qualitative Research
, by Jennifer Esposito and Venus Evans-Winters, introduces students and new researchers to the basic aspects of qualitative research including research design, data collection, and analysis, in a way that allows intersectional concerns to be infused throughout the research process. Esposito and Evans-Winters infuse their combined forty years of experience conducting and teaching intersectional qualitative research in this landmark book, the first of its kind to address intersectionality and qualitative research jointly for audiences new to both. The book’s premise is that race and gender matter, and that racism and sexism are institutionalized in all aspects of life, including research. Each chapter opens with a vignette about a struggling researcher emphasizing that reflecting on your mistakes is an important part of learning. Discussion questions at the end of each chapter help instructors generate dialogue in class or in groups. Introduction to Intersectional Qualitative Research makes those identities and structures central to the task of qualitative study.

 
Preface
 
Acknowledgments
 
About the Authors
 
Chapter 1 (R)evolution of Qualitative Inquiry
Introduction to Intersectionality

 
Evolution of Qualitative Research

 
Centering Intersectionality in Qualitative Inquiry

 
Decolonizing Methodologies

 
Intersectionality and Identity Politics

 
Intersectionality in Qualitative Research

 
Intersectional Research

 
How to Read This Book

 
Discussion Questions

 
 
Chapter 2 Theoretical Underpinnings of Qualitative Research
Ontology

 
Epistemology

 
Theory

 
Methodology

 
Critical Qualitative Research

 
Conclusion

 
Discussion Questions

 
Recommended Readings

 
 
Chapter 3 The Ethics of Intersectionality
Human Experimentation

 
Nuremberg Code and Belmont Report

 
Institutional Review Boards

 
Conclusion

 
Discussion Questions

 
 
Chapter 4 Methodology
Ethnography

 
A Note About Methodological Choices

 
Research Design

 
Putting It All Together

 
Summary

 
Discussion Questions

 
 
Chapter 5 Data Collection Methods
Framing the Dialogue on Data Collection

 
Interviews

 
Focus Groups

 
Observations

 
Document Analysis

 
Other Data Collection Methods

 
Summary

 
Discussion Questions

 
 
Chapter 6 Data Analysis, Part 1
Data Management

 
Starting Data Analysis

 
Coding

 
Moving from Codes to Themes

 
Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS)

 
Conclusion

 
Discussion Questions

 
 
Chapter 7 Data Analysis, Part 2
Theorizing Data

 
Memoing

 
Methods of Analysis

 
Subjectivity Statements

 
Getting It Right

 
Conclusion

 
Discussion Questions

 
 
Chapter 8 Authorial Voice: Intersectional Conversations
Writing Rituals

 
Voice in Qualitative Inquiry

 
The Literature Review and Voice

 
The Research Proposal

 
Introduction to the Study

 
The Literature Review

 
Writing Up Your Findings

 
Summary

 
Discussion Questions

 
 
Chapter 9 The Reimagining and Possibilities of Qualitative Inquiry
 
References

Other text already adopted were more applicability to the student population.

Dr Juanita T. Norton
School Of Nursing, Univ Of Texas Medical Branch
December 2, 2022

I was currently looking for a research methods book for my Ethnic Studies research seminar and instead of assigning multiple books, this introduction edition has it all in one place. I will be assigning it in my class. I see the books unique contribution to not only social science courses but Ethnic Studies courses.

Professor Rafael Solorzano
Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies, California St Univ-Los Angeles
July 28, 2021

Ultimately I decided not to adopt this text for my class. However, it is very well written and very well executed, and I will be adopting for a future course I'm designing. It is just not appropriate for an introductory qualitative research course -- I was being a bit too ambitious with my goals.

Dr Anthony Peddle
Education, University Of Dayton
September 22, 2022

The book gives a very comprehensive view into qualitative research for the students who are taking a critical approach and feminist research

Ms Amina Chitembo
Faculty of Business and Law, De Montfort University
September 2, 2021
Key features

KEY FEATURES:

  • Written for students and researchers new to qualitative research
  • Each chapter features a chapter-opening vignette, showing a researcher struggling with a particular aspect of intersectional qualitative research
  • Discussion questions at the end of each chapter help instructors and students generate meaningful dialogue around key topics in research
  • Examples of intersectionality in qualitative research help students think deeply about intersectional concerns within the research process

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