Embodying sentipensar: exploring spatiality in qualitative research in psychology
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2025
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Spatiality has often been neglected in qualitative psychological research. This article explores the methodological implications of engaging spatiality when exploring subjectivities, proposing ethical-political reflexivity about the ‘where’ and ‘how’ of research. Drawing on concepts such as body-territory, sentipensar, critical spatiality, and more-than-human relations, we advocate for an understanding of space as embodied, affective, and socioecological. We illustrate this through a case study of the 2008 Chaitén volcanic eruption in Chile, which disrupted territorial attachments and livelihoods. Using walking interviews, we show how attention to spatiality enriched the research process in three key areas: the data produced, the conditions of listening, and the conditions of production. Our findings highlight the performative and political dimensions of space, underscoring the value of co-occupying research spaces. By approaching spatiality as a relational and dynamic network, this study illuminates marginalised experiences and challenges dominant narratives, offering deeper insights into subjectivities and their socio-spatial entanglements.
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Body-land, Critical spatiality, Mobility turn, Reflexivity, Spatial turn