Understanding the Auto, Ethno, and Graphy in Autoethnography

Presenters/Authors

Eric Hogan, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Presentation Date

10-8-2021

Abstract or Description

Presentation at the 2021 Georgia Educational Research Association Conference.

In this presentation, I discuss what I learned on writing autoethnography. I detail autoethnography as a qualitative method that moves beyond researcher reflection or autobiography. Autoethnographic projects use selfhood, subjectivity, and personal experience (“auto”) to describe, interpret, and represent (“graphy”) beliefs, practices, and identities of a group or culture (“ethno”). In that, I attempt to show how the auto, ethno, and graphy, can come together in a succinct way. I detail the process of vulnerability and reflection. I then discuss data collection and analysis techniques, why consent/assent is needed, outlets for publication, and advice for those that wish to write autoethnography themselves.

Additional Information

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Sponsorship/Conference/Institution

Georgia Educational Research Association Conference (GERA)

Location

Virtual

Source

https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gera/2021/2021/51/

Recommended Citation

Hogan, Eric. 2021. "Understanding the Auto, Ethno, and Graphy in Autoethnography." Department of Curriculum, Foundations, & Reading Faculty Presentations. Presentation 559. source: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gera/2021/2021/51/
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/curriculum-facpres/559