Understanding the Auto, Ethno, and Graphy in Autoethnography
Location
Session 3 Presentations - Research Methods
Proposal Track
Research Project
Session Format
Presentation
Abstract
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.
Keywords
Autoethnography, Reflection, Vulnerability
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Hogan, Eric, "Understanding the Auto, Ethno, and Graphy in Autoethnography" (2021). Georgia Educational Research Association Conference. 51.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gera/2021/2021/51
Understanding the Auto, Ethno, and Graphy in Autoethnography
Session 3 Presentations - Research Methods
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.
