The geopolitics of knowledge production, or how to inhabit a contradiction: introduction to the special issue on the narrative productions methodology

Abstract

ABSTRACT The Narrative Productions Methodology (NPM) is a narrative methodology that draws inspiration from Donna Haraway’s notion of situated knowledges. This Special Issue (SI) marks the 20th anniversary since NPM was first explained in an article published in Spanish. This collection is the first dedicated publication in English, featuring a translation of this original article, together with eight other contributions that discuss different aspects of the methodology. This introduction is divided into two parts. The first section presents the necessary context for the articles in the collection. It provides a brief history of its origins in 1990s Critical Psychology. It reviews key theoretical notions that inspire it while showing how the contributions of the SI engage with them. The second section of the introduction adopts a more personal tone. Here, we reflect on the contradictions we felt during this project in the context of Anglo-American hegemony in academia. Although the process was complex/complicated on many levels, it was worth it. Our hope with this project is to create bridges between different language-based editorial communities to extend the ongoing conversations on research methods committed to emancipation and social justice.