Cultural
Studies <=> Critical Methodologies
Edited by Norman
K. Denzin, renowned author and Co-Editor of the Handbook
of Qualitative Research and Co-Editor of Qualitative Inquiry,
Cultural Studies <-> Critical Methodologies publishes peer-reviewed
research articles, critical analyses of contemporary media representations,
autoethnography, poetry, and creative non-fiction. Cultural Studies
<-> Critical Methodologies provides an explicit forum for the intersections
of cultural studies, critical interpretive research methodologies,
and cultural critique.
Cultural Studies<->Critical
Methodologies is an interdisciplinary quarterly publication
drawing from those scholarly traditions in the social sciences and
the humanities which are premised on a critical, performance-based
cultural studies agenda. Preference is given to experimental, risk-taking
manuscripts which are at the intersection of interpretive theory,
critical methodology, culture, media, history, biography and social
structure.
The mandate for this
interdisciplinary, international journal is to move methods talk
in cultural studies to the forefront, into the regions of moral
discourse. The arrows that connect the two sides of our title designate
this dialogical relationship between inquiry, critique, and methodological
practice. Works will take up such methodological and moral issues
as the local and the global, text and context, voice, writing for
the other, and the presence of the author in the text.
The commitment to imagine
a more democratic society has been a guiding feature of cultural
studies from the very beginning. Cultural Studies<->Critical
Methodologies understands that the discourses of a critical
cultural studies methodology are basic to any effort to re-engage
the promise of the social sciences and the humanities for democracy
in the 21st Century.
Qualitative Inquiry
Qualitative Inquiry
provides an interdisciplinary forum for qualitative methodology
and related issues in the human sciences. With Qualitative Inquiry
you have access to lively dialogues, current research and the latest
developments in qualitative methodology.
A Valuable Resource
Whether you're a scholar, an applied researcher or a student, Qualitative
Inquiry brings you the cross-disciplinary scholarship you need
on qualitative research methodology.
Comprehensive Coverage
The journal publishes refereed research articles that experiment
with manuscript form and content, and focus on methodological issues
raised by qualitative research rather than the content or results
of the research. Open to think-pieces and review essays, QI
also addresses: Advances in specific methodological strategies
or techniques · Key issues in qualitative research · Postmodern,
post-structural and/or critical treatments of qualitative or interpretive
work · Practical applications of qualitative research · Theoretical
discussions on the philosophical bases of qualitative traditions
An Interdisciplinary
Perspective
The papers published in Qualitative Inquiry transcend disciplinary,
racial, ethnic, gender, national and paradigmatic boundaries, presenting
research from such varied fields as: Anthropology · Communication
· Cultural Studies · Education · Evaluation · Family Studies · Gerontology
· Health · History · Management · Medicine · Nursing · Oral History
· Psychology · Social Work · Sociology
Current Scholarship
Qualitative Inquiry covers diverse topics spanning
many fields and disciplines. Recent articles have examined: Body
narratives · Data as drama · Debates between objectivists and social
constructionists · Ethical proposals for the Internet · Fieldwork
dilemmas · The politics of identity · Researching lives of women
with HIV/AIDS · Revising family stories · Social construction of
validity · Strategies for analyzing medical interviews · Qualitative
models
The International
Review of Qualitative Research
The International
Review of Qualitative Research encourages the use of critical,
experimental and traditional forms of qualitative inquiry in the
interests of social justice. We seek works that are both academically
sound and partisan, works that offer knowledge-based radical critiques
of social settings and institutions while promoting human dignity,
human rights, and just societies around the globe. Submissions to
the journal are judged by the effective use of critical qualitative
research methodologies and practices for understanding and advocacy
in policy arenas, as well as clarity of writing and willingness
to experiment with new and traditional forms of presentation. Linked
to the annual Congress for Qualitative Inquiry, much of the journal’s
content will be drawn from presentations and themes developed from
these international meetings. Attendees of the 2008 Congress will
receive an annual subscription as part of their registration fees.
3. To provide leadership to address the main issues in qualitative
inquiry;
4. To promote excellence in qualitative research through education,
research and publication in the scholarly journals Qualitative Inquiry,
Cultural Studies/Critical Methodologies, and International Review
of Qualitative Inquiry;
5. To provide a forum for collaboration among international experts
in the field of qualitative inquiry;
6. To facilitate interdisciplinary graduate education and training
in the field of qualitative inquiry;
7. To facilitate interaction in the international community of qualitative
inquiry by building relationships with collaborative Sites..
To these ends, the Institute
will:
1. Host one international
conference per year. A workshop series will also be held in conjunction
with each annual conference;
2. Facilitate an on-going visiting international scholar lecture
series to be held once per semester that is free and open to the
campus community;
3. Organize small-group workshops to be led by affiliate campus
faculty once per semester that are free and open to the campus community;
4. Establish an annual qualitative research dissertation award;
5. Establish a pre-doctoral research training program in qualitative
inquiry;
6. Establish a postdoctoral visiting scholar program in qualitative
inquiry;
7. Work with the International Association of Qualitative Inquiry.
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