Autoethnography (Understanding Qualitative Research) - Softcover

Adams, Tony E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199972095 ISBN 13: 9780199972098

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Autoethnography is a method of research that involves describing and analyzing personal experiences in order to understand cultural experiences. The method challenges canonical ways of doing research and recognizes how personal experience influences the research process. Autoethnography acknowledges and accomodates subjectivity, emotionality, and the researcher's influence on research. In this book, the authors provide a historical and conceptual overview of autoethnography. They share their stories of coming to autoethnography and identify key concerns and considerations that led to the development of the method. Next, they outline the purposes and practices--the core ideals--of autoethnography, how autoethnographers can accomplish these ideals, and why researchers might choose to do autoethnography. They describe the processes of doing autoethnography, conducting fieldwork, discussing ethics in research, and interpreting and analyzing personal experience, and they explore the various modes and techniques used and involved in writing autoethnography. They conclude with goals for creating and assessing autoethnography and describe the future of autoethnographic inquiry. Throughout, the authors provide numerous examples of their work and share key resources. This book will serve as both a guide to the practices of doing autoethnography and an exemplar of autoethnographic research processes and representations.

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Review

"Overall, the text provides a useful, detailed framework for embarking on autoethnographic research, and can be very informative to other qualitative researchers considering the utility of various methods when conceiving and designing a research study." --PsycCRITIQUES

About the Author

Tony Adams is Assistant Professor of Communication, Media, and Theatre at Northeastern Illinois University. Stacy Holman Jones is Associate Professor of Communication Studies at California State University, Northridge. Carolyn Ellis is Chair and Professor of Communication at University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. She has published work situated in emotions and interpretive representations of qualitative research, particularly autoethnography. Her current research focuses on working collaboratively with Holocaust survivors.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0199972095
• ISBN 13: 9780199972098
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 216