People often ask me what I mean when I say that the essays in this journal depart from traditional forms of qualitative inquiry. This issue is a perfect response to such a question. The essays in this collection represent a diverse and innovative engagement with qualitative inquiry, each pushing the boundaries of traditional research in its own unique way. From poetic inquiry and autoethnographic storytelling to arts-based methodologies and autohistoria-teoría, these scholars embrace creative, embodied approaches to knowledge production. Their works traverse personal narrative, memory, and lived experience, challenging the limitations of linear time, Eurocentric epistemologies, and rigid research boundaries. By integrating affect, care, and imagination into their methodologies, these essays highlight how fluid and relational forms of inquiry can center the voices and experiences of marginalized communities, offering a more expansive vision for the future of qualitative research.
Collectively, these works create spaces where vulnerability, embodiment, and creative expression...