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The Ethnographic I: A Methodological Novel about Autoethnography (Ethnographic Alternatives)

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This is a fascinating read -- methodological theory presented in the form of a novel, a college prof teaching a class on a fairly new, "post-postmodern" form of reflexive qualitative writing, auto/ethnography. Could be seen as the manifesto for the sub-genre. Auto/ethnography is not embraced by all in the social sciences, such as anthropology, sociology, communications, psychology, medical health, etc., but it is growing. If the personal is political, why not the ethnographic...

If you can't take a graduate course with Ellis at USF, then you can vicariously sit in on this class through this book.

I was very interested in this book because autoethnography is difficult to do and as a research methodology its much maligned as being "navel gazing". However, there is much to learn from the intrapsychic ponderings of individuals. The internal dialogue we have with ourselves is an important source of information for us and our life trajectory that it would be useful to share. I am almost finished and really enjoy the way the author creates a novel of the methodology as a means of illustrating the progression.

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