Situated knowledge and the problem of researcher subjectivity

Authors

  • María Angélica Cruz, Mg. Universidad de Valparaíso
  • María José Reyes, Dra. Universidad de Chile
  • Marcela Cornejo, Dra. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Abstract

The present article approaches, from the point of view of research practices, the debate on how to consider knowledge in terms of the objectivity/subjectivity pair, especially when the topics studied involve the researcher directly. Specifically, the article will focus on situated knowledge, arguing for rigorous but non-neutral objectivity and for the legitimacy of producing scientific knowledge from the perspective of those involved in the issues studied

Keywords:

situated knowledge, researcher subjectivity, autobiographical story, collective memory, Chilean military dictatorship