Episode 15: Seeking Research Justice

Recommended Reading:

• Coalition of Communities of Color

  1. D'Ignazio, Catherine and Lauren F. Klein. 2020. Data Feminism. MIT Press: Cambridge, MA.

  2. Tuck, Eve. 2009. "Suspending Damage: A Letter to Communities." Harvard Educational Review 79(3).

  3. Urban Indian Health Institute. 2021. "Data Genocide of American Indians and Alaska Natives in COVID-19 Data." URL: https://www.uihi.org/projects/data-genocide-of-american-indians-and-alaska-natives-in-covid-19-data/

  4. Sablan, Jenna R. 2019. "Can You Really Measure That? Combining Critical Race Theory and Quantitative Methods." American Educational Research Journal 56(1): 178-203.

  5. Kidd, Dorothy. 2019. "Extra-activism: counter-mapping and data justice." Information, Communication & Society 22(7): 954-970.

  6. Zuberi, Tukufu and Eduardo Bonilla-Silva. 2008. White Logic, White Methods: Racism and Methodology.

  7. Lanius, Candice. 2015. "Fact Check: Your Demand for Statistical Proof is Racist." URL: https://thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/2015/01/12/fact-check-your-demand-for-statistical-proof-is-racist

• Smith, Linda Tuhiwai. 2008. Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples.

Summary:

Dr. Andres Lopez, research director for the Coalition of Communities of Color (CCC), and Dr. Mira Mohsini, CCC’s senior researcher, talk about community based participatory action research and research justice. Their work recognizes and uplifts the expertise that exists within the community, and the ability of those most impacted to offer insight into solutions that work best.