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 facilitatesa aa grasping of the effects of power in particular places and initiates a discussion about how to access and tease out what constitutes the intimatea both ethically and politically throughout the research process. This collectiona provides valuable reflections about intimacy in the research process -a from encountersa in thea field,a through data analysis,a to the various piecesa of written work.a Aa global and heterogeneous pool of scholars anda researchersa introducea personala ways ofa writing intimacy into feminist geography. As authorsa expanda existinga conceptualizations of intimacya anda includea theira owna stories, chaptersa explore the methodological challenges of using intimacy in research as an approach, a topic and a site of interaction.a The book is valuable reading for students and researchers of Geography, as well as anyone interested in the ethics and practicalities of feminist, criticala and emotional research methodologies.