WokeOnPaperWhose Story Becomes Knowledge?
When research leaves the community but the community never gets the finished paper.
Researchers can bring valuable attention to issues that deserve it. But research involving marginalised communities also raises questions about who benefits from the knowledge being produced.
Stories can travel far. They can become dissertations, papers, conferences and careers. Meanwhile, the people whose lives made the research possible may struggle to access the final work.
Ethical research should ask what communities receive in return, how stories are represented and who controls the knowledge. Participation should not end when the interview ends.
