Bringing together a team of international scholars, this volume provides a foundational guide to queer methodologies in the study of political violence and conflict.
Contributors provide illuminating discussions on why queer approaches are important, what they entail and how to utilise a queer approach to political violence and conflict. The chapters explore a variety of methodological approaches, including fieldwork, interviews, cultural analysis and archival research. They also engage with broader academic debates, such as how to work with research partners in an ethical manner.
Including valuable case studies from around the world, the book demonstrates how these methods can be used in practice. It is the first critical, in-depth discussion on queer methods and methodologies for research on political violence and conflict.
Contributions by:
Chitra Nagarajan (Editorial Collective Feminist Dissent),
Jose Fernando Serrano Amaya (Universidad de los Andes),
Yasemin Smallens (Human Rights Watch),
Rasha Younes (Human Rights Watch),
Patricio Simonetto (University College London)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529225051
ISBN 10: 1529225051
Series: Gender, Sexuality and Global Politics
Pages: 278
Publication Date: 10 June 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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General/trade
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Undergraduate
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction: Telling Queer Stories of Conflict – Jamie J. Hagen, Samuel Ritholtz, Andrew Delatolla Part 1: Queer Approaches to Conflict Research 1. The ‘Queer’ in Conflict Research As Subject, Structure, and Method: Initial Epistemological Considerations for the Early Career Researcher – Samuel Ritholtz 2. Queering the Politics of Knowledge in Conflict Research – Jose Fernando Serrano Amaya 3. Workshop As Queer Feminist Praxis: Insights From Colombian Queer and Trans Women Organising for Peace – Jamie J. Hagen Part 2: Queer Methods of Conflict Research 4. The Visual As Queer Method – Dean Cooper-Cunningham 5. Poetry as a Queer Epistemological Method: Disrupting Knowledge of the Lebanese Civil War With Etel Adnan’s the Arab Apocalypse – Andrew Delatolla 6. Queer Tools for the Ruthless Archive: Methodological Notes on Trans and Queer History for Doing Archival Research – Patricio Simonetto Part 3: Queer Experiences of Conflict Research 7. Researching Queer Lives in the Shadow of Northeast Nigeria’s Conflict – Chitra Nagarajan 8. Entangled Intimacies, Queer Attachments: Reflections on Fieldwork With a Diaspora of War – Ahmad Qais Munhazim 9. Doing NGO Research With Diverse Sogiesc Refugees in Lebanon, Syria and Turkey: A Conversation – Zeynep Pınar Erdem, Charbel Maydaa, Henri Myrttinen and Helena Berchtold Conclusion: Thinking (of) Queer Conflict Research – Laura Sjoberg Appendix I: Guide for Good Practices for Researching Queer and Trans Communities in Highly Sensitive Contexts – Cristian González Cabrera, Erin Kilbride, Kyle Knight, Yasemin Smallens, Rasha Younes Appendix II: “The Emotional Work Is Part of the Work”: Strategies To Maintain Researcher Emotional and Psychological Safety During Challenging Fieldwork – Maureen Freed
Jamie J. Hagen is a Lecturer in International Relations at Queen's University Belfast where she is also the founding co-director of the Centre for Gender in Politics. Samuel Ritholtz is a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute. Andrew Delatolla is a Lecturer in Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Leeds.
Reviews for Queer Conflict Research: New Approaches to the Study of Political Violence
“Queer Conflict Research embraces multiplicities in what it means to 'queer' studies of war and peace. Across overlapping identities and methodologies, contributors to this volume engage creative and deeply humane ways to approach queer research. This book will provide lasting inspiration to both beginning and more experienced researchers looking to push across disciplinary boundaries toward more compassionate research grounded in the experiences of queer subjects whose lives have been touched by conflict.” Lauren Wilcox, University of Cambridge
