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Relief Map drawn by Sara.
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This article analyzes the experiences of multiracial women of African descent in Catalonia, Spain—looking at their identity processes, social relations, experiences of racialization and discrimination, and strategies of resistance—using a novel qualitative research method called “Relief Maps,” a very useful tool for the study of social inequalities...
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... first case we present (see the Relief Map shown in Figure 2 below) describes the experiences of Sara, a 22-year-old woman born in Colombia, with parents from Brazil and Colombia. She migrated to Spain as a result of family reunification: that is, to stay with her mother, who had been living and working in Spain for several years. ...
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... we continue to examine Sara's story and her Relief Map (Figure 2), we more clearly understand how gender and ethnicity intersect in the space of the street. Although Sara's map indicates high levels of discomfort experienced in the street context for both these aspects of identity, her narrative, in fact, revealed that the street is sometimes a place of relief for her in terms of experiencing shared ethnicity (e.g., same visibility due to racialization based on skin color), as the street is a place where different people, often of wide In this same diagram, we see how the systemic/systematic discomfort produced by the category of ethnicity is heightened in other locations: on the street (i.e., in the public space of the street) and at work (as a waitress). ...
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... we continue to examine Sara's story and her Relief Map (Figure 2), we more clearly understand how gender and ethnicity intersect in the space of the street. Although Sara's map indicates high levels of discomfort experienced in the street context for both these aspects of identity, her narrative, in fact, revealed that the street is sometimes a place of relief for her in terms of experiencing shared ethnicity (e.g., same visibility due to racialization based on skin color), as the street is a place where different people, often of wide ethnic diversity, converge. ...
Citations
Within higher education, various methodologies are used to collect data on student experiences, including both quantitative and qualitative approaches. This paper highlights the importance of attending to artful methodologies particularly when learning with/from mixed and multiracial postsecondary students. We share three artful productions generated by multiracial undergraduate and graduate students from three separate studies, conducted over a range of time from 2017 to 2020. We argue that in each case, the art itself goes far beyond an artifact or “thick description” and instead serves as an aperture to new possibilities for inquiry and analysis. Not only are artful methods a generative form of inquiry with/on multiracial postsecondary students, but also the artful productions of these students can guide and shape continued, future scholarship in this area. Implications are discussed for research and postsecondary students in institutions of higher education.
