Workshop 1 Reading
Carolyn S. Ellis & Arthur P. Bochner, University of South Florida
Autoethnography
Auto (self, eg me as a researcher)
ethno (culture of a group, eg culture of teaching typography at CSM… HE?)
graphy (writing, creative sense of the account, takes on its own voice, creative dimension of the writing, art of the form)
Research method that involves a researcher connecting to their personal experiences to wider cultural, political and social contexts.
Form of qualitative research.
Looking at colleagues is ethnography, personal research method.
Creative translation
How do we know it’s valid as a method?
How using one’s own lived experience as part of academic research.
Difference between head (intellect) + heart (emotions).