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Creating Autoethnographies is an introduction to autoethnography, a form of autobiographical personal narrative that explores the writer's experience of life. The first ever practical text on this increasingly popular research method, it provides a background and considers some of the criticisms of the approach. It is suitable for all social science students, both graduate and upper level undergraduate.
The book is structured to mirror the process of writing about experience, from establishing an idea through to the process of writing and the development of creative writing skills, and provides detailed worked examples of the whole process. The final two chapters are devoted to exploring two cases in which readers can see the principles discussed in action. There are also a wide range of case studies drawn from a wide a range of social science disciplines and exercises throughout the text
In the book, Tessa Muncey identifies a number of trends in social science research, such as the increasing focus on the individual and giving a voice to service users, that are resulting in an increase of interest in narrative research. Creating Autoethnographies is a timely contribution to the field.
Making Sense of Autoethnographic Texts: Legitimacy, Truth and Memory
Making Sense of Autoethnographic Texts: Legitimacy, Truth and Memory
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- Six Responses to My Story
- From Invisibility to Public Scrutiny
- Reactions to Stories
- Legitimacy
- Reflexivity
- Resonance
- Engaging with the Text – Role of Reviewer and Reader
- Self Indulgence or Something More?
- Coherence
- Imaginative participation
- Individuals in Populations
- Text
- Common Sense
- Science as Myth
- Mixing Art and Science, Illusions and Realities
- False Dichotomy
- Truth
- Bakhtin
- False Memory Syndrome
- Memory
- Memory Metaphor
- Exhumed Memory
- Conclusions Drawn from Memory Research
- Remembering
- What Memory Research Leaves Out
- Ethics
- Truth and Story
Up until this point, I have been keen to promote the positive elements in respect of creating autoethnographies, but tensions do exist and challenges will be inevitable. You may have produced a story, or a paper that you are ready to launch into a public space. You've interwoven your experience into your thesis, you are happy with the strength and consistency of your metaphor; ...
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