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  • Memory Studies
  • Indigenous Studies

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  • Critiques positivist social-scientific research for neglecting the concept of haunting.
  • Identifies Euro-western knowledge paradigms that underpin research methodologies and rationalize colonialism.
  • Draws upon Indigenous studies scholars who have expanded Avery Gordon's concept of haunting.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the methodological implications of Avery Gordon's work on haunting within memory studies.
  • To challenge research and knowledge production methods embedded in colonialist frameworks.
  • To initiate a broader discussion on the utility, risks, and limitations of using haunting as a methodology for studying enduring violent pasts.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of Avery Gordon's theory of haunting.
  • Integration of insights from Indigenous studies scholars on haunting as a methodology.
  • Application of haunting as a critical lens within memory studies.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrates how positivist research paradigms fail to account for the 'ghosts' of the past.
  • Reveals the entanglement of Euro-western knowledge systems with colonial rationalizations in research.
  • Highlights the potential of haunting as a methodology to address the persistence of historical violence.

Conclusions:

  • Haunting offers a valuable, albeit complex, methodological approach for memory studies.
  • This approach can reveal how past violences continue to shape the present.
  • Further scholarly dialogue is needed to fully explore the risks and benefits of this methodology.