Emancipatory Research

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Blyler – Taking a Political Turn: The Critical Perspective and Research in Professional Communication

Posted by justin on May 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Blyler, Nancy Roundy. “Taking a Political Turn: The Critical Perspective and Research in Professional Communication.” Central Works in Technical Communication. Eds. Johnson-Eilola, Johndan and Stuart A. Selber. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2005. 268-80. Print. In this article Blyler wants to bring a new perspective or an alternative perspective to research in professional communication. Specifically, she wants to bring a perspective focused... Read More

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CCR601 – FP – 3rd Gen – Lather

Posted by justin on November 24, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Lather, Patti. “Research as Praxis.” Harvard Education Review 56 (1986): 257-77. The primary goal of this essay is to involve researchers in the democratized process of research that emphasizes negotiation, reciprocity, and empowerment in the interest of the researched subjects – something of a Frierian emancipatory research as practice. The writer draws on feminist, neo-Marxist critical ethnography, and Frierian participatory research to create... Read More

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music

New Music – 10/13/2011

Of Monsters and Men – My Head is an Animal : Such amazingly wonderful, sweet, poppy goodness from this Reykjavik-based 6 piece. I especially appreciate the omnipresent accordion and loud shout-outs that occur throughout the album. I do wish the vocals were a bit more difficult to get at . . . but I suppose [...]

New Music – 9/14/2011

The Hylozoists – L’Île de Sept Villes: This 2009 effort from Toronto based instrumental collective is based on Paul Chaisson’s book The Island Of Seven Cities. After much archaeological research trouncing about in the wayfarlands of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Chaisson argues that a Chinese presence existed in North America long before the arrival of European [...]

New Music – 8/24/2011

The Dead Trees – Whatwave : A lot of pretty nice songs for late Summer on this release. The West Coast by way of Boston quartet is signed to the German Affairs of the Heart label (who also publishes the work of one of my faves Nik Freitas). So many good LA-based bands working for [...]