Lived experience

In qualitative phenomenological research, lived experience refers to a representation of the experiences and choices of a given person, and the knowledge that they gain from these experiences and choices.

Quotes

• The gentrification mentality is rooted in the belief that obedience to consumer identity over recognition of lived experience is actually normal, neutral, and value free.
  • Sarah Schulman, The Gentrification of the Mind: Witness to a Lost Imagination. University of California Press. 2013. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-520-28006-9. 

• When the public narrative significantly diverges from lived experience, the only outcome is more frustration among the people, who realise that on top of being poorly served, they’re also being lied to and manipulated.
  • Huma Yusuf, Missing rights (4 May, 2020), Dawn