Voice in Qualitative Inquiry is a critical response to conventional, interpretive, and critical conceptions of voice in qualitative inquiry. A select group of contributors focus collectively on the question, "What does it mean to work the limits of voice?" from theoretical, methodological, and interpretative positions, and the result is an innovative challenge to traditional notions of voice.

The thought-provoking book will shift qualitative inquiry away from uproblematically engaging in practices and interpretations that limit what "counts" as voice and therefore data. The loss...

This text shows how to use various philosophical concepts in practices of inquiry, effectively opening up the process of data analysis in qualitative research. Special features of the book include schematic cues to help guide the reader, interludes explaining the possibilities of thinking with a particular concept and theorist and detailed chapters. The new edition expands the range of data interpretations by adding two new chapters one on the emerging field of affect (using the work of Lauren Berlandt) and also one interpreting the approach of Sara Ahmed. This vital tool will be invaluable...