I typed up my interview with N today as a transcription. While listening to the interview again, I found myself getting a bit emotional. The way N spoke about her personal circumstances, home situation and empowerment really got to me. I'm finding the more answers I get, the more emotionally attached to this project I'm getting. I'm finding through primary research the practicing of intersectional feminism IS something really important. Allowing yourself to see other people's views, concerns, issues etc is humbling and touching. With just the three answers so far I've already seen such a huge scope of what the female experience can be and can mean. This research is backing up the research I've been undertaking about the importance of Intersectional feminism. The internet has also definitely helped me BE intersectional in my approach, as I wouldn't have been able to interview such a range of women if I could only access the people I had immediately around me.
N also rose the point in our discussion of me maybe including myself in this investigation. It's something I hadn't considered yet. I think because I'm a cis-gendered straight white female, I kind of assumed my issues and concerns were already being discussed. This conversation with N opened my mind a little in regards to this. My issues and circumstances are still as important and valid as everyone else's. This is something I'm going to think about within the coming weeks.
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