Critical Qualitative Methodologies in Gender and Sexuality

Key Concepts

Maureen A. Flint, Luis Alvarez-Hernandez, Janie Copple, Joseph D. Sweet, Whitney Toledo

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2026
• Print ISBN:
  9781041135982
  9781041136002
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040625804
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Gender Studies
• Index: Social Sciences

This collection foregrounds the experiences, perspectives, and insights of emerging and established scholars who creatively and expansively approach the study of gender and sexuality through qualitative methodologies. By emphasizing positionality and subjectivity, contributors explore the ethical and responsible dimensions of inquiry, offering fresh perspectives on critical qualitative research.
Divided into three sections, the text provides a comprehensive exploration of innovative approaches. The first section, "(Re)conceptualizations of Gender and Sexuality," re-envisions the possibilities of critical qualitative research in these fields. The second section, "Methodologies of Co-Construction, Participation, and Community-Engagement," delves into reciprocal, ethical, and reflexive research practices. The third section, "Arts-Based and Contemplative Methodologies," highlights the transformative potential of multimodal and arts-based methods in exploring questions of gender and sexuality.
Ideal for scholars at all stages of their research journey, this text offers praxis-oriented examples and cutting-edge methodologies. It serves as an invaluable resource for those seeking to expand their understanding of gender and sexuality through innovative qualitative research approaches.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Endorsements
• Half-Title Page
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• About the Editors
• About the Contributors
• Introduction: (Re)orientations to Critical Qualitative Research in Gender and Sexuality
• Section Orientation: (Re)conceptualizations of Gender and Sexuality
• 1 Intersectional Qualitative Research: (En)gendering Race and Sexuality
• 2 An Indigiqueer Perspective on Decolonizing Qualitative Research in Gender and Sexuality
• 3 Queer and Trans* People of Color as Co-Researchers, Co-Creators, and Research Collaborators: Quare Qualitative Research as “Research of the Flesh”
• 4 (Re)thinking Binaries in Feminist Qualitative Research: A De/colonial Critique
• 5 An Unconventional Pairing: Feminism and (Post-Intentional) Phenomenology
• Section Orientation: Methodologies of Co-Construction, Participation, and Community-Engagement
• 6 Reflexivity in Qualitative Research with LGBTQ+ Communities of Color
• 7 Centering LGBTQIA+ Communities Through Participatory Action Research
• 8 “Just a Sister Away”: Sista Circles as a Methodology of Radical Healing for Black Women and Girls
• 9 Jotos y Recuerdos: A Photo Journal of Critical Reflection Amongst Joto Scholars
• 10 Reading Queer Futurity
• Section Orientation: Arts-Based and Contemplative Methodologies
• 11 Taking Care in Feminist Qualitative Interviews: Questions from Playing Tai Chi in Community
• 12 The Queer, Dis/abled Making of Feminist Craft Theory: Moving Towards Slow Methods in Feminist Qualitative Research
• 13 Why am I Not Enough?: Exploring the Role of Gender in the Impostor Phenomenon Using the Listening Guide
• 14 Step into Your World: A Feminist Researcher’s Journey of Interviewing Women in an Online Space
• 15 Both/And
• Editors’ Outro: Reflections on Critical Qualitative Research in Gender and Sexuality into the Future
• Index