Alessia Avola

 » width= »768″ height= »1024″ /> On route to Gaziantep, Southern Turkey, near the border with Syria, 2015   When I asked Petra how she approaches field work, she expounded on the importance of thorough background research before departing and embarking on the work. This background research includes: understanding the local context; establishing linkages in the community with established persons and groups; and reflecting on your own positionality to the dynamics at play in a particular space….