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Writing difference differently
Author(s) -
Fisher Karen,
Williams Miriam,
FitzHerbert Stephen,
Instone Lesley,
Duffy Michelle,
Wright Sarah,
SuchetPearson Sandie,
Lloyd Kate,
Burarrwanga Laklak,
Ganambarr Ritjilili,
GanambarrStubbs Merrkiyawuy,
Ganambarr Banbapuy,
Maymuru Djawundil,
Country Bawaka
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
new zealand geographer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1745-7939
pISSN - 0028-8144
DOI - 10.1111/nzg.12077
Subject(s) - geography
Abstract This paper investigates the writing of situated knowledge and explores the possibilities of enacting difference by writing differently. We present a selection of research stories in which carrier bags, sounds, baskets, gardens and potatoes are interpreted less as objects of research or metaphors to aid in analysing phenomena, than as mediators of the stories. Our stories emphasise the ontological politics of engaging with and representing the relational, the messy, the spontaneous, the unpredictable, the non‐human and bodily experiences. These stories demonstrate how writing is performative and how it is integral to the production of knowledge.