Introduction to Intersectional Qualitative Research

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.

Table of Contents:
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

About the Author :
Dr. Jennifer Esposito is a Department Chair and Professor of Research in the department of Educational Policy Studies at Georgia State University. Her research examines the ways race, class, gender, and/or sexuality impact a person’s experiences within education, including the educative sites of popular culture/media. She is the co-author of the book Intersectional Analysis of Popular Culture Texts: Clarity in the Matrix. Additionally, she is the author of over 40 articles and book chapters. She has published in journals like Qualitative Inquiry, International Journal of Qualitative Research in Education, International Review of Qualitative Research, and Urban Education. Venus Evans-Winters is a research and policy scholar, former professor of education, and Senior Researcher at the African American Policy Forum. She is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist in private practice. Her research interests are educational policy analysis, racial trauma inside and outside of schools, and Black girls’ and women’s psychosocial development across the African diaspora. Dr. Evans-Winters is the author of Black Feminism in Qualitative Inquiry: A Mosaic for Writing Our Daughter’s Body and Teaching Black Girls: Resilience in Urban Schools. She is co-editor of the books Black Feminism in Education: Black Women Speak Up, Back, & Out, Celebrating Twenty Years of Black Girlhood: The Lauryn Hill Reader, and (Re)Teaching Trayvon: Education for Racial Justice and Human Freedom. She is also the author of numerous academic journal articles and book chapters. She is also the Executive Director of Planet Venus Institute.