Abstract What can we learn from emotional challenges in research with marginalised groups? Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork with undocumented young people in Canada, I examine how difficult emotions illuminated ethical tensions in research. I show how I overcame these challenges when I shifted my approach and took a more engaged role. In this article, I call for the need to rethink emotions at an epistemological level and to reconsider them as keystones of the politics of knowledge. I argue that a reflexive approach can help researchers to examine issues of power in the field, and to create more collaborative practices. I also highlight the potential of ethnography in reversing power dynamics and ensuring reflexivity.

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一艘进水的船：在“难以触及”和边缘化的人群中重新思考人种学研究中的情感和知识政治

摘要 我们可以从边缘化群体研究中的情感挑战中学到什么？通过对加拿大无证年轻人的民族志实地考察，我研究了困难的情绪如何说明研究中的伦理紧张。我展示了当我改变方法并扮演更积极的角色时，我是如何克服这些挑战的。在这篇文章中，我呼吁需要在认识论层面重新思考情感，并将它们重新视为知识政治的基石。我认为，反思的方法可以帮助研究人员检查该领域的权力问题，并创造更多的协作实践。我还强调了民族志在扭转权力动态和确保反身性方面的潜力。