In this talk, Carolyn will explore the ethical considerations of
contact-based research and ask how the identities of researchers and
research participants shapes the ethics of research in practice. The
question to be answered is: what are the ethics of blending in or of
standing out? Drawing on her fieldwork, she argues that our discipline
must take positionality seriously in ethical training and practice.
Bio:
Carolyn Holmes is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public
Administration at Mississippi State University. Her book,
The Black and White Rainbow, was published by University of Michigan Press in 2020.