I'm personally affected by my research. So what?
Those who experience and study racism are personally immersed in their field of study. How personally affected researchers still manage to gain objective insights, and why there is no such thing as absolute objectivity.
“All researchers have distorted perceptions, including non-marginalised people who believe they’re objective,“ says a researcher who herself has experienced racism. The current issue of Horizons features interviews with five individuals discussing how they navigate the intersection of their lived experiences and their research subjects. It also examines how feminists brought their personal insights into the humanities in a socially acceptable manner, delves into the pitfalls of objectivity with a philosopher of science, and clarifies how research methods have resulted in a form of regulated truth.
Other highlights include a game of rock, paper, scissors in the lab, why Trump’s hostility to science goes down so well in the US, and a student who led a research expedition in the Atlantic.
The current Horizons is as extensive as research itself and, as always, open to everyone.