Andrej Gogora ed. 
- Jaroslava Panáková ed.
- Jaroslava Panáková ed. Understanding Slovakia: Contemporary Approaches in Local Anthropology
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Publisher: Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
Book type: edited book
Edition: 1.
Edition year: 2024
Edition place: Bratislava
Pages: 230
Language: English
Keywords:
home anthropology, societal challenges, innovative methodologies, reflexivity, Slovakia
ISBN 978-80-69127-00-5. (online).
Public license:
This work is licensed under CC BY 4.0
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In: Understanding Slovakia: Contemporary Approaches in Local Anthropology
Soňa G. Lutherová 
- Ľubica Voľanská
- Ľubica Voľanská Unspoken Practices: Balancing Power Dynamics and Subjectivity in Anthropology
This paper examines the complexities of the researcher informant relationship in ethnographic research, focusing on the challenges of balancing power dy namics, positionality, and reflexivity. We explore how personal emotions and relationships influence fieldwork, particularly when researchers study their own communities. Through examples from our scientific practice, including the re search on the Avion building in Bratislava (Voľanská) and visual anthropological projects (Gyarfáš Lutherová), we discuss the ethical dilemmas and methodological issues that arise when working with familiar subjects. Emphasising participatory approaches and emotional engagement, we argue for a more adaptive, open, and reflexive stance in research practice. This paper is an autoethnographic reflection on how researchers navigate shifting roles in the field, advocating for slower, more thoughtful academic processes that challenge conventional research boundaries.
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Pages: 126 - 154
Language: English
Edition year: 2024
Keywords:
power dynamics,
positionality,
autoethnography,
ethical dilemmas,
participatory approaches
Public license:
This work is licensed under CC BY 4.0
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Lutherová, S. G. - Voľanská, Ľ.: 2024. Unspoken Practices: Balancing Power Dynamics and Subjectivity in Anthropology. In: Understanding Slovakia: Contemporary Approaches in Local Anthropology. 1. vyd. Bratislava : Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, pp.126-154. ISBN 978-80-69127-00-5. . Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.31577/2024.9788069127005.126-154
APA:
Lutherová, S. G., Voľanská, Ľ.. (2024). Unspoken Practices: Balancing Power Dynamics and Subjectivity in Anthropology. Understanding Slovakia: Contemporary Approaches in Local Anthropology. Bratislava : Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, 126-154. ISBN 978-80-69127-00-5. . DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/2024.9788069127005.126-154