Learning by doing with the Xakriabá: territorialized experiences in conducting research and training researchers
Abstract
This article presents the pathways involved in conducting research and training both Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers, based on experiences involving the Xakriabá Indigenous people. It begins with the problematization of a scientific investigation, broken down into the stages of research proposal, development, identification of possible “applications,” and, later, the proposition of “returns” or “counterparts” to the groups involved. It seeks to focus on learning to do research in co-presence with those directly affected by the consequences of the investigation, as a practice of “self-regulation” of scientific production. It draws on a revisited notion of “communities of practice” (Lave, 2019) and connects it to the idea of “practices in common” (Stengers, 2015) to explore, across different research settings, how relationships define the situated framing of the investigation, as well as how they give rise to a composition of practices that brings together different practitioners in an articulation aimed at responding to diverse interests.Downloads
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