Honoring the past in the present: Embracing the margins as a space of radical openness through participatory action research

Classical paradigms of research often follow a tradition that leaves out the lives of many minoritized and racialized communities. Many Research I universities exist as social bubbles, with little interaction with the communities that surround them. The research that these universities conduct often objectifies communities and does not address the important questions they have. This article shares how a participatory action research (PAR) collaborative was founded and developed, and the projects in which we engaged, and discusses how this approach is situated within the research/academic paradigm within universities.