Qualitative Inquiry in the Present Tense: Writing a New History

Qualitative Inquiry in the Present Tense explores epistemological and philosophical questions about qualitative inquiry in the present moment, covering methodological processes, narrative uprootedness, relational inquiry, Indigenous ethico-onto-epistemologies, storytelling, and transformative writing forms and practices. It offers new qualitative futures and how we might write ourselves there, making it a must-read for faculty and students interested in understanding our current historical present in qualitative research.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 184 pages
Publication date: 27 May 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Qualitative Inquiry in the Present Tense is a thought-provoking collection of essays that delves into the epistemological and philosophical dimensions of conducting qualitative inquiry in the present moment, particularly in relation to various understandings of writing in/as inquiry. The contributors explore methodological processes, narrative uprootedness, relational inquiry, Indigenous ethico-onto-epistemologies, storytelling, and transformative writing forms and practices. The book presents a diverse range of ideas, strung together by questions of the research act of writing. Contributors from various countries, including the United States, Australia, Canada, England, and Scotland, offer imaginative perspectives on the future of qualitative research, envisioning new qualitative futures and how we might write ourselves into them. This book is essential reading for faculty and students alike who are interested in understanding our current historical present in qualitative research, a moment characterized by perpetual motion and flux, with new theories, methods, and orientations emerging and competing with one another.

Weight: 368g
Dimension: 245 x 175 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032618807