Extracts and Exclusions
How does one carry out research in an equitable and contextualised manner? To engage with this theme during The Shape of a Practice, participants from around the world shared their practice from the field via video stream. Beginning with a framing by media scholar Maya Indira Ganesh, this archived stream features first person accounts from videographer Sadie Luetmer in Minnesota, and feminist activist and geographer Shana M. griffin in New Orleans.
Extracts and Exclusions: Walk 1
With Shana M. griffin
Extracts and Exclusions: Walk 2
With Sadie Luetmer
Extracts and Exclusions: Discussion
With Maya Indira Ganesh, Sadie Luetmer and Shana M. griffin
Undertaking a practice oftentimes requires different modes of extracting resources: material, data, knowledge, etc. But how can one negotiate between extraction, decontextualization, and outright exploitation that could cause unequal flows of knowledge? Even if the lines between inclusion/exclusion are unclear, being included doesn’t always imply access to spaces of knowledge. So how does one proceed when doing research about such a contentious time in an equitable and contextualized manner?
To engage with these themes during The Shape of a Practice, participants from around the world shared their practice from the field via video streams, discussing and negotiating what they present and their relationship to the place within their projects.
The session began with a framing by media scholar Maya Indira Ganesh, followed by three different first person accounts of practices at specific sites. Videographer Sadie Luetmer negotiated the ethics of extraction while trying to document different activist struggles in and around Minnesota. Feminist activist and geographer Shana M. griffin brought the session to her hometown New Orleans, as we moved between different sites on her Displaced walking tour.
