"The beauty of this book rests not only in its cutting-edge scholarship, but also in its rare honesty about the salience of one's identity as researcher vis-a-vis "subjects"; about the shifting constructions of Blackness relative to research locale; and, about ever-present power dynamics, albeit unspoken, in interviews in field research. Its critique of conventional research methodology, which assumes researchers of Africa and the African Diaspora are white, is long overdue and liberating for students and scholars. A must-read, it puts race, self-reflection, and researcher humility at the center of knowledge production."-- Lisa Aubrey, Associate Professor, Department of African and African American Studies, Arizona State University "I strongly recommend this book to readers interested in field research, especially in its complex personal and political dynamics in African and African diasporic situations. The contributors offer compelling insights into the challenges and vulnerabilities.