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Positionality Stories

A blog collection about the role of positionality in work and research

A large white cruise ship moving out into a dark blue ocean under a partly cloudy sky.

Standing on a Beach: The Longing of Being Passed By

Kylie Skeel, Ph.D.

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Women Supporting Women: Inclusive Feminist Positionality

Jainab Tabassum Banu

This is my photo at an academic conference. I am making sure that my voice matters!

My Voice Matters: Claiming My Space as an International Graduate Student/Teacher

Embrace your…

About the Positionality Stories blog

Blog Editors: Nancy Small and Erica Stone

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My smile hides my sufferings! I am all smiles as an international graduate teaching assistant.

A Struggler’s Struggling Story as a Writing Instructor in America

Let us Empathize with International…

Erin Fitzgerald

The words “small steps are still progress” etched on a bathroom door.

Creating a Space for Positionality: A Reflection on the Challenges and the Vulnerabilities of Positionality in…

A collection of index cards are on a carpeted floor organized in an “outline” style.

“Writing on the Floor” Strategies: Framing the Writing Process as Positionality

A writer’s reflection…

Positionality, Our Prickle of Porcupines

Helping launch our collection of Positionality Stories, an…

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