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positionality

positionality

9.3
Where something is and how that place matters
  • noun
  • /pəˌzɪʃəˈnælɪti/
translation icon : ubicación
  • The disclosure of positionality or location gives information to the reader that helps contextualize the researcher's perspective.

Examples

  • The positionality of the artist can influence the themes present in their work.

  • Understanding their positionality is key to interpreting the results of the study accurately.

  • The positionality of the observer plays a crucial role in how the event is perceived.

Synonyms

position
vspositionality
∞ 1.0

The place where someone or something is placed

adds emphasis on the significance of that arrangement within context
presence
vspositionality
951 2.1

Being in a particular place or situation

focuses on why being there matters in context
situation
vspositionality
45 1.9

Where something is placed among other things around it

stresses the meaning and role of that placement in context
situs
vspositionality
  • Specialized
1 9.6

The place where something exists or happens, for legal and medical matters

focuses more on why the place or placement matters in context
localness
vspositionality
1 6.3

A strong connection to a particular place or community

turns that local connection into a question of placement significance
ubiety
vspositionality
  • Archaic
9.9

A state of being in one place

emphasises how that placement matters in a context
spatiality
vspositionality
8.2

The way space is arranged or used

highlights the contextual importance of specific placement rather than mere space
thereness
vspositionality
  • Formal
9.9

The state of being present in a certain place

points instead to the importance attached to that presence or placement
hereness
vspositionality
9.9

A feeling of being in this place right now

frames that presence in terms of the significance of its placement

How Spatial

dimensionality
  • Specialized
3 8.2
positionality
9.3

Surface Forms

positionality singular
positionalities plural

Morphology

positionality = positional (transparent) = position + al + ity

The locational sense ('state or quality of being located') is a direct nominalization of 'positional' and thus easily derived by learners.

Etymology

The word positionality comes from the Latin ponere 'to put' and the English position, which means 'place'. That is why it often refers to the state of being in a certain place or the importance of where something is located.