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 ====== The guide ======
-Welcome, hello, naa marni, guten morgen. This space is a growing self-reference on conducting social science research, or in German, gesellschaftsforschung. I'm [[aidan_cornelius-bell|Aidan]], and I take a Marxian and radically progressive approach to the conduct of research, the publication of thoughts and commentary, and a transformative view towards the power of education and research in synthesis.
+Welcome, hello, naa marni, guten morgen. This space is a growing self-reference on conducting social science research, or in German, gesellschaftsforschung. I’m [[aidan_cornelius-bell|Aidan]], and I take a Marxian and radically progressive approach to the conduct of research, the publication of thoughts and commentary, and a transformative view towards the power of education and research in synthesis.
 This growing resource is designed as a reference and field guide for social science research with a liberatory focus. For clarity, to me, this means [[Marxism]] and its compatriots, and as such is natural enemy to sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia and so on. If you’re reading this, right now, you’ve found the site in a growth state. That means that as you read things are likely to change.
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 Eventually, as the site grows, I’ll aim to develop categories, specific interests, approaches and other things in a more navigable way. At the moment, however, the sidebar will serve as a space for the identification of what’s where. You can also use the search above to locate text or pages.
+:!: You can start your journey through the guide on the [[start|start page]]!
 ===== Towards liberatory praxis =====
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 Liberation, above all else, is about understanding the world and //changing it//. Theory and practice are interlinked (vis praxis). Emancipatory social science, therefore, should guide transformative political action. This generates further praxis to be studied, and the world improves in a cyclical nature. Beyond voluntarism, our research and educational praxis must be grounded in a socialist [[ontology]].
-I have worked in a range of higher education and research settings in my life. The people work of these organisations is always the mainstay of success or failure. However, I have found that through persistently advocating for, from a position of relative privilege, transformational and liberatory research and education creates a buffer for the production of research and curricula... unless you have KPIs.
+By developing a robust understanding, research, and disseminating this understanding in accessible and useful forms we can share what we know of [[structural mechanisms]] of the [[capitalism|capitalist]] [[mode of production]]. Here, following Marx “we know” that capitalism gives rise to alienation, exploitation, and oppression — the things we are working against. And, in a true methodological form, this, Marx studied, in his analysis of commodity fetishism, surplus value extraction, capital accumulation, and so on (([[isbn>1840226994]])) kickstarting our tradition (or, soon to be, one supposes).
+===== Why me and what is this? =====
+Hello, you can learn more [[aidan_cornelius-bell|about me over here]]. I’m a social scientist and researcher working on Kaurna Country in Australia. I completed a Marxist / Gramscian cultural studies PhD in 2021 and have been advocating for transformational research for many years. Across my career I have worked in a range of higher education and research settings, predominantly in public institutions. I am also an activist and have thrown the small weight I have behind transformative political movements when possible.