Writing Intimacy into Feminist Geography

Intimacy, expressed through the feelings and sensations of the researcher, is bound up in the work of a feminist geographer. Tapping into this intimacy and including it in academic writing facilitatesagrasping of the effects of power in particular places and initiates a discussion about how to access and tease out what constitutes the intimateboth ethically and politically throughout the research process. This collectionprovides valuable reflections about intimacy in the research process -from encountersin thefield,through data analysis,to the various piecesof written work.Aglobal and heterogeneous pool of scholars andresearchersintroducepersonalways ofwriting intimacy into feminist geography. As authorsexpandexistingconceptualizations of intimacyandincludetheirownstories, chaptersexplore the methodological challenges of using intimacy in research as an approach, a topic and a site of interaction. The book is valuable reading for students and researchers of Geography, as well as anyone interested in the ethics and practicalities of feminist, criticaland emotional research methodologies.