A Question of Representation in Educational Discourse: Multiplicities and Intersections of Identities and Positionalities

Who should research and represent the experiences of the other in scholarly discourse? Some scholars argue that an oppressed group should be researched and represented exclusively by the members of that group, in particular, the privileged should be excluded from representing the oppressed. This policy raises pertinent questions concerning the relationship between the other and identity and the relationship between positionality and representation. To answer these questions, I consider why representation of the other is of such moment. From this consideration, I turn to an examination of the concept of the other that addresses issues of identity, especially positionality. Finally, I explore the relationship between scholars' positionings and their representations of the other. After assessing of the foregoing, I argue for an inclusive rather than exclusive representation of the other.

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