I am starting my PhD and feel lost (hope I am not the only one!). I want to study a group of Brazilian migrant women and their identity and narratives as a woman. What it is like to be a migrant woman in the street, home and church. I believe much of their narratives reflect their cultural background (Brazil = machista, patriarchal society). However, it is hard to go through a theological lens (I am a theologian) instead of sociology (I do not have that expertise). Any help is more than welcomed!
Researchers are always confronted with such challenges. I believe that 'theology' is also a discipline which gives meaning and understanding to life like sociology. So, my idea is that you need to establish the theoretical framework to use 'exact lenses -theological lenses; eg post-feminist perspective; liberation perspectives etc'. These help you to both describe and prescribe a solution to your findings which is coming from a 'social setting'. Second, allow the data 'finding to lead your discussion'
Dear Julie,
I would recommend that you take a closer look at a relatively new, and only seemingly paradoxical phenomenon of Christian Feminism (e.g. here: https://www.jstor.org/stable/27678158?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents). However, "theology" does not necessarily mean "Christian theology": if this is the case, perhaps a more focused study on Chicana studies could provide you with a good starting point (and potentially a good comparativist perspective) for your research on Brazilian migrant women. Finally, it would probably make sense to consult some of the Contributors to the following issue of the Review of International American Studies:
http://www.journals.us.edu.pl/index.php/RIAS/issue/view/497
In general, I would very strongly recommend that you browse through the last three issues of the journal. It is available free of charge, all articles are Open Access.
Good luck!
Paweł Jędrzejko
I encourage you to begin with mujerista liberation theology. You can find many resources on this; start by googling the subject. Ada Isasi-Diaz is one of the first to develop this.
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