Stories from the Field

Positionality, Emotions, and Research in the Middle East with Carla Abdo-Katsipis, Nadya Hajj, and Ian Lustick

February 09, 2021 Peter Krause and Ora Szekely Season 1 Episode 4
Stories from the Field
Positionality, Emotions, and Research in the Middle East with Carla Abdo-Katsipis, Nadya Hajj, and Ian Lustick
Show Notes

How do our identities and lives outside of academia shape our fieldwork? And what does that look like in a region like the Middle East? We talk to Carla Abdo-Katsipis from Wesleyan University, Nadya Hajj from Wellesley College, and Ian Lustick from the University of Pennsylvania about doing research across the Middle East, and reflect on how our personal backgrounds shape the experience of doing field research. 

Producers: Harper Barbaree, John Gehman, Alyssa Iferenta
Editors: Sam Biasi, Shavonne Farrell, Madison Sarka