When [inter]personal becomes transformational: [re-]examining life course-related emotions in PhD research

This study explores the ways in which different life events I experienced between 2008 and 2013, such as my divorce and a new romance after the divorce, have affected my research as a PhD student. By examining the relationship between these events and my development as a researcher, I consider how t...

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Published inArea (London 1969) Vol. 49; no. 4; pp. 409 - 414
Main Author Ng, Isabella
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London John Wiley & Sons Ltd 01.12.2017
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Subjects
Divorce
Emotions
Ethics
fieldwork
Hong Kong
Life course
life course theory
Life events
Life goals
positionality
Research ethics
Researchers
Special Section: A life course approach to the field and fieldwork
Studies
Understanding
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Summary:This study explores the ways in which different life events I experienced between 2008 and 2013, such as my divorce and a new romance after the divorce, have affected my research as a PhD student. By examining the relationship between these events and my development as a researcher, I consider how the complexity of emotions and affect becomes a source of possibility for understanding my research participants and producing multidimensional, ethical research. Recognising the reciprocal relationship between researcher and researched subjects during the research process can, in fact, enrich researchers and create a better understanding of their own work and an understanding of the ways in which the research itself fits within their broader life goals.
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ISSN:0004-0894
1475-4762
DOI:10.1111/area.12325