1st Edition
Feminist Research Methodology Making Meanings of Meaning-Making
Introduction: Making Meanings Part 1: Methodology Matters 1. The Local Context: Archaeology of Women's Research Activism 2. A Paradigm: Women - A Paradigm in Global Knowledge Production Part 2: Aspects of Feminist Research Methodology 3. Subjectivity: Reflecting on the Self as / in Making Meaning 4. An Ontology: Research Realities in Meaning-Making 5. An Epistemology: Making Meanings of Being / Doing Gender 6. A Method: Literature Reviewing as Making Meaning 7. Theory: Making and Unmaking Meaning in Theory 8. Ethics / Politics: Feminist Ethics / Politics in Meaning-Making 9. Conclusions: Towards a Feminist Research Methodological Framework - Making Meanings of Meaning-Making
Biography
Maithree Wickramasinghe received her PhD from the Institute of Education, University of London. She is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. Her research has explored feminist critical theory and methodology, gender in organizations and workplaces, as well as women and gender in development.
