Failure failure failure failure failure failure: Six types of failure within the neoliberal academy

J Horton - Emotion, Space and Society, 2020 - Elsevier
I am not a failure… but I feel like one and expect to fail every day of my working life within the
neoliberal academy. This somewhat autoethnographic essay reflects upon six distinct …

Reclaiming failure in geography: Academic honesty in a neoliberal world

T Davies, T Disney, E Harrowell - Emotion, Space and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
Failure is a pervasive yet rarely articulated reality of being an academic. From grant
rejections to fieldwork mistakes, this editorial introduces a special issue that engages with …

“Significant nothingness” in geographical fieldwork

C Oliver - Geoforum, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract In 2021, a “return” to fieldwork was highly anticipated by geographers. When I
returned to the field this year, what I repeatedly found was nothing. In this paper, I reflect on …

A failed attempt at participatory video with takatāpui/LGBTIQ+ people who had experienced homelessness

B Fraser, E Chisholm, N Pierse - International Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper provides insights into a failed attempt at participatory video (PV). PV has long
been favoured by researchers working with marginalised communities. However, there is …

Generating Trust in Participatory Research on Plasmodium knowlesi Malaria: A Study with Rural Community Gatekeepers during the COVID-19 Pandemic

NA Naserrudin, R Culleton, PY Pau Lin… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Plasmodium knowlesi malaria is a zoonotic infection that affects rural
communities in South East Asia. Although the epidemiology of the disease has been …

Navigating the “refugee ecosystem” in research at home

C Nagel, B Grace - Geographical Review, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In this article, we reflect upon our varied relationships—as friends, advocates, mentors, and
researchers—with refugee resettlement agencies and volunteers in Columbia, South …

Conducting Research with Migrant Children Impacted by Humanitarian Violence at the US–Mexico Border

V Glockner-Fagetti, S Álvarez Velasco… - Geographical …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This article reflects on the implications of conducting research in, with, and through border
institutions tasked with the care of migrant populations, while simultaneously upholding the …

The Politics of the Nation and the Limits of Immigrant Research

E Frazier - Geographical Review, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper explores how the “politics of the nation” shape migration research. Immigration
research inherently intersects with the political dynamics of nation-states; however, beyond …

Community-engaged regenerative mapping in an age of displacement and COVID-19

S Muñoz, EA Walsh, JA Cooper… - Annals of the American …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Displacement is detrimental not only to displaced individuals and families but also to the
communities left behind and their ability to collectively resist and mobilize against global …

Letting failure be: COVID‐19, PhD fieldwork and to not (want to) learn from failures

C Saxena - Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The ongoing COVID‐19 pandemic has prompted researchers to rethink their fieldwork. My
doctoral fieldwork plans, which involved conducting ethnographic research amongst Afghan …