Interviews Under Occupation: Collecting Data in Areas of Conflict
Affiliation
University of South Florida
Department or Program
World Languages, SLA/IT
Start Date
15-4-2017 10:55 AM
End Date
15-4-2017 11:25 AM
Presentation Keywords/Areas
Theory and Ethics in Qualitative Research
Additional Presentation Keywords/Areas
Challenges in Qualitative Research
Abstract
Palestine has been under a brutal military occupation since 1948 (Khalidi, 2010; Suleiman, 2004). Suleiman (2004) contends that language use is one of the least studied dimensions of this Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Past studies in the region have explored these ideas via linguistic landscape (Ben-Rafael et.al, 2006). However, current studies have interviewed Palestinians in regards to their perceptions of languages in use (Hawker, 2013; Olsen & Olsen, 2010).
This presentation specifically discusses careful strategies when interviewing participants or family of participants living in an area conflict such as Palestine. While there are already safeguards in place when analyzing interviews such as member checking (Janesick, 2011), this presentation will suggest additions to the qualitative interviewing guide in order to further protect anonymity and information which is shared throughout the course of the collection of data. This will be exemplified through data which has already been collected by the presenter as part of larger study on emotional perceptions of languages used by Palestinians both in Palestine and in the diaspora.
Interviews Under Occupation: Collecting Data in Areas of Conflict
Palestine has been under a brutal military occupation since 1948 (Khalidi, 2010; Suleiman, 2004). Suleiman (2004) contends that language use is one of the least studied dimensions of this Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Past studies in the region have explored these ideas via linguistic landscape (Ben-Rafael et.al, 2006). However, current studies have interviewed Palestinians in regards to their perceptions of languages in use (Hawker, 2013; Olsen & Olsen, 2010).
This presentation specifically discusses careful strategies when interviewing participants or family of participants living in an area conflict such as Palestine. While there are already safeguards in place when analyzing interviews such as member checking (Janesick, 2011), this presentation will suggest additions to the qualitative interviewing guide in order to further protect anonymity and information which is shared throughout the course of the collection of data. This will be exemplified through data which has already been collected by the presenter as part of larger study on emotional perceptions of languages used by Palestinians both in Palestine and in the diaspora.
Presentation Type and Comments
20 min paper presentation - unless this can be included in a panel.