I have name-changed just in case.
Over the last couple of years I've found myself accidentally developing a bit of a track record in a field which is quite new to me but tangentially related to work I've done before. Its a field which has a lot of 'lay' engagement, strong activism and people who straddle the academia/public worlds.
But I'm not an 'insider' in this field. I don't have any 'lived experience' of the things that are discussed in this field - in fact the things that really hold the field together. The field can be quite insular, protective and a little bit hostile.
Sorry I'm being a bit vague - I'm a bit concerned about outing as its a fairly small field in the UK.
To be a bit clearer, this is not the exact situation but here's an analogy:
I'm a white scholar having researched Polish migrants in the UK and published in race and ethnicity journals. I've accidentally started to develop a track record in Black and Caribbean studies but I'm white so I have no experience of racism and discrimination which are at the heart of journals, conferences, activism, popular publishing etc.
I'm just wondering if anyone in social sciences has a similar experience?