Which brings up the issue of… Can we do participatory research that allows marginal/vulnerable people to take charge of their stories while still allowing them the opportunity not to be identified when it is risky? This was one of the questions we tackled when we thought of doing impostor research and it actually stopped us from moving forward coz we realized there were some things we wouldn’t share if we were to be identified – coz it could hurt us and others in our lives.
Which also reminds me of an issue of “trust” between researcher and participant. If someone I trust like you interviews me, I am more likely to say more and trust you with how you would analyze it…than someone else. What happens when you collect the data then someone else analyzes it…someone who doesn’t know me or that I don’t trust. I want to write something about this more fully…reclaiming our narrative or our data…which… One could do in a confidential interview thing but not an anonymous thing (eg survey)