Slavery and Its Meanings in the British World: Historiography, Knowledge Production, and Research Ethics
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Stevenson, Ana and Swartz, Rebecca. 2023. "Slavery and Its Meanings in the British World: Historiography, Knowledge Production, and Research Ethics." Bunting, Annie, Kiconco, Allen and Quirk, Joel (ed.) Research as More than Extraction: Knowledge Production and Gender-Based Violence in African Societies. Greece. Ohio University Press. pp. 155-176
| Chapter Title | Slavery and Its Meanings in the British World: Historiography, Knowledge Production, and Research Ethics |
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| Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
| Book Title | Research as More than Extraction: Knowledge Production and Gender-Based Violence in African Societies |
| Authors | Stevenson, Ana and Swartz, Rebecca |
| Editors | Bunting, Annie, Kiconco, Allen and Quirk, Joel |
| Page Range | 155-176 |
| Series | Studies in Conflict, Justice, and Social Change |
| Chapter Number | 6 |
| Number of Pages | 22 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Publisher | Ohio University Press |
| Place of Publication | Greece |
| ISBN | 9780821425251 |
| 9780821425244 | |
| 9780821447987 | |
| Web Address (URL) | https://www.ohioswallow.com/book/Research+as+More+Than+Extraction |
| Abstract | Modern slavery and gender-based violence cannot be understood without reference to historical contexts. This chapter is based on the historical case study of Sara Baartman together with more contemporary examples of activism in South Africa, Uganda, and the United States to illustrate how slavery and its meanings have shaped knowledge production across the centuries. The historical uncertainties and slippages surrounding terminology and classification regarding slavery, apartheid, and sexual violence offer insight into the degree to which similar uncertainties persist today. Consequently, we argue that issues of terminology and classification have important ethical implications for both historical and contemporary social science research in ways that are inherently connected to current debates regarding the decolonisation of knowledge. To achieve ethical best practice, we suggest that social scientists could benefit from a rich understanding of the historical contexts of their research about slavery and gender-based violence, as well as the historical situatedness of contemporary data collection. |
| Keywords | slavery, modern slavery, gender-based violence, research methods, ethics, historiography |
| Contains Sensitive Content | Contains sensitive content |
| Sensitive Handling Note | Contains explicit content |
| Contains traumatic content | |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 430322. Sub-Saharan African history |
| 430304. British history | |
| 430321. North American history | |
| 441006. Sociological methodology and research methods | |
| Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
| Byline Affiliations | UniSQ College |
| University of the Free State, South Africa |
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