Writing the in-between spaces: Discovering Hermeneutic-Phenomenological seeing in Dadaabi Refugee Camp, Kenya

Abstract

In this paper, I explore my journey of discovering the meaning of pedagogy and phenomenology as a research methodology while doing my master’s thesis. Like new researchers in any field, we have a journey that we travel which is often marked with uncertainty and a lack of clarity, especially with regard to methodological considerations. I describe what seeing pedagogy entails for me as I write phenomenologically. I also outline the difficulties and tensions present as I weave my way into writing. I use personal examples of struggles that I encountered in the writing process that are characteristic of phenomenological methodology.