Cartographies of Knowledge: Exploring Qualitative Epistemologies

About the Book

Mapping geographies of power and knowledge in qualitative research

"In this foundational tome, Professor Celine-Marie Pascale critiques methodology in relationship to specific qualitative methods and argues cogently that despite good intentions, most of this research is still tethered to the Cartesian paradigm thus limiting its emancipatory potential. This is an impressive book that will likely become a classic!"
— Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Duke University, co-author with Tukufu Zuberi, White Logic, White Methods: Racism and Methodology

2012 Winner of the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry Distinguished Book Award!

Using clear language and concrete examples, this text examines theoretical and historical foundations that shape the premise and logic of qualitative social research. It analyzes qualitative methodology and methods in relationship to issues of agency, subjectivity, and experience. Rooted to feminist, critical race, and post-structural literature, it is concerned with social justice as it critiques current research paradigms and advances broad alternatives.

This is an ideal text for students in graduate-level courses in Methodology, Epistemology, Qualitative Research Methods, Data Analysis, Ethnomethodology, Symbolic Interaction, Phenomenology, Grounded Theory, and related courses the social, behavioral, and health sciences.

Table of Contents:
Preface About the Author 1. Introduction Mapping the Journey Familiar Intellectual Geographies Implications for Social Research Concluding Thoughts Further Reading 2. Philosophical Roots of Research Methodologies Introduction The Changing Discourses of Social Science Philosophy and Practice Implications for Social Research Concluding Thoughts Further Reading 3. Analytic Induction Introduction Analytic Induction: A Brief History The Basic Premise of Contemporary Analytic Induction Analysis of Newpaper, Television, and Interview Exemplars Implications for Social Research Concluding Thoughts Further Reading 4. Symbolic Interaction Introduction Symbolic Interaction: A Brief History The Basic Premise of Symbolic Interaction Anaylsis of Newspaper, Television, and Interview Exemplars Implications for Social Research Concluding Thoughts Further Reading 5. Ethnomethodology Introduction Ethnomethodology: A Brief History The Basic Premise of Ethnomethodology Analysis of Newspaper, Television, and Interview Exemplars Implications for Social Research Concluding Thoughts Further Reading 6. Social Research: Drawing New Maps Introduction The Problems of Social Research Revisited A Matter of Ethics: The Making of a Social Scientist Revisiting Subjectivity, Agency, and Experience Envisioning Social Epistemologies Implications for Social Research Concluding Thoughts Further Reading References Index

About the Author :
Celine-Marie Pascale is a professor of Sociology and an affiliate professor of Communication at American University in Washington, DC. Her research concerns language, inequality, and epistemology. She is the author of two award-winning books, Making Sense of Race, Class and Gender (Routledge, 2007) and Cartographies of Knowledge (Sage, 2011). In addition, she edited a field-defining international collection of original scholarship, Social Inequality & the Politics of Representation (Sage, 2013). She is the author of more than two dozen peer-reviewed articles and book chapters.