The Politics of Identity, Ethnography and the Link between Academia and Society: An Interview with Claire Alexander
| Autor | Carolina Ramírez, Carol Chan |
| Páginas | 112-125 |
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The Politics of Identity, Ethnography and the
Link between Academia and Society: An Interview
with Claire Alexander
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By Carolina Ramírez and Carol Chan
Received: January 5, 2021 · Accepted: February 18, 2021 · Modified: April 20, 2021
hps://doi.org/10.7440/res77.2021.07
Abstract | In this conversation, Claire Alexander discusses the overlap between her
social research and biographical trajectories, showing us how shis in academic work
are linked to broader transformations, in this case, linked to the politics of identity,
ethnicity, and race in the United Kingdom. Alexander also tells us about the meaning
and value of ethnographic work, including her experience of “revisiting” places and
maintaining links with her research participants over time. Strongly influenced by Stuart
Hall, Claire also talks about the importance of communicating ideas to and generating
dialogues with those outside of academia. She reflects on her interdisciplinary academic
collaborations and work with civil society organizations, and invites us to be commied
to and engaged with our contexts and social transformation.
Keywords | Civil society; collaboration; ethnicity; ethnography; personal trajectories; race
Política de la identidad, etnografía y vinculación entre academia y sociedad: una
entrevista con Claire Alexander
Resumen | En esta conversación, Claire Alexander aborda la imbricación entre
trayectoria en investigación social y biográfica, y nos muestra, además, cómo giros
en el trabajo académico se vinculan con transformaciones más amplias; en este caso,
con las políticas de identidad, etnicidad y raza en el Reino Unido. Habla también del
significado y del valor que tiene el trabajo etnográfico, a través de su experiencia de
revisitar lugares y de mantener vínculos con sus participantes de investigación a lo largo
del tiempo. Fuertemente influenciada por Stuart Hall, la profesora Alexander se refiere
además a la importancia de comunicar ideas y generar diálogos fuera de la academia, de
sus colaboraciones interdisciplinarias y con organizaciones de la sociedad civil, y nos
invita a comprometernos con nuestros contextos y la transformación social.
Palabras clave | Colaboración; etnicidad; etnograa; raza; sociedad civil; trayectoria personal
How to cite: Alexander, Claire. 2021. “The Politics of Identity, Ethnography, and the Link between
Academia and Society: An Interview with Claire Alexander.” By Carolina Ramírez and Carol Chan. Revista
de Estudios Sociales 77: 112-125. hps://doi.org/10.7440/res77.2021.07
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The activities of the international network MES Network, that is the context of this interview, were
sponsored by the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID-PCI, REDI170315), and also had
the support of the Centre for Social Conflict and Cohesion Studies (ANID/FONDAP/15130009), of whom we
are grateful. We would like to thank and acknowledge Carolina Stefoni, national associate researcher in the
network, who participated in the co-organization of different relevant activities.
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