Midterm research project
Due to BB October 24 by 11:59 PM
This research paper requires you to ask and answer a specific research question about engaging in research/scholarship about HIV and women. It will be important for you to, first, define feminism and/or feminist research. After you have defined feminist research, you will be able to present a review/synthesis of research about HIV and women in a selected area. Then, you will evaluate the current body of research in your selected area against the feminist principles you defined. Your conclusion will suggest a path forward.
Other details:
• Length: 4,000 words. Include a word count.
• Title page: not required but okay to include if you want.
• References: Use whatever style you are most comfortable with (APA, MLA, Chicago). Reference list does not count towards word count.
• Librarians are very helpful if you have questions about search strategies.
• My office hours are by appointment – I am so excited to talk to you about this topic via Zoom if you have questions.
Define feminist research
•Define feminism. Can draw on previous GWST coursework and/or other scholarly sources •Identify feminist research principles. Can draw on previous GWST coursework (esp. 300 if you’ve taken it) and/or other scholarly sources.
Select aspect of HIV and women to focus the paper
•Intimate partner violence & HIV •Sex differences in HIV infection •Women and HIV activism •Transgender women and HIV •Racial disparities in HIV in the US •Ethical considerations of engaging pregnant women in HIV research •Women and HIV cure •Experiences of women scientists in the HIV field •Another area of interest to you Review literature on that topic, synthesize it
•Search PubMed, other databases for articles on your topic •Select a minimum of
6-8 articles that are highly relevant to your topic •Distill 3-4 themes from those articles. Include 1-2 paragraph per theme that synthesizes/reviews those themes
Evaluate the literature against your definition
•Did some or all of the articles you included adhere to the feminist principles you outlined? •Were some elements of feminist research more apparent than others?
Refelct on a path forward
•Based on your (now expert) perspective, what needs to change about this area of research on HIV and women to align it with feminist principles? •If your area of research was already 100% feminist, how can other areas learn from this example?