Positionality—An analytical building block

Member checking: A brief metalogue of a career interview

“…At QSW, we have published various editorials that are arguably "metalogues in disguise" aimed at addressing common pitfalls in the publication process and providing advice to enhance the likelihood of successful submissions (Piedra, 2019(Piedra, , 2020(Piedra, , 2022(Piedra, , 2023Staller, 2015Staller, , 2019aStaller, , 2021Staller, , 2022Staller and Krumer-Nevo, 2013). These editorials serve dual purposes: they raise the quality of manuscripts reviewed and published, and they ensure equitable access to information that can give authors a competitive advantage.…”

Positionality in Critical Feminist Scholarship: Situating Social Locations and Power Within Knowledge Production

“…While the formulation of the concept of positionality extends beyond research, it has been taken up by critical feminist researchers (and many others) as a necessary consideration for research processes and outcomes. As social work scholar Lissette Piedra (2023) notes, “positionality is more than a static assessment of personal bias; it is a dynamic marker—a shifting analytic building block—that can deepen our understanding for how the context shapes and constrains people's beliefs, their choices, and the far-reaching consequences of those decisions” (p. 612). The work of feminist scholars, particularly scholars of color, has been foundational to delineating and understanding positionality in this dynamic way.…”