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

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Carolyn Ellis, the leading proponent of autoethnography, weaves both methodological advice and her own personal stories into an intriguing narrative about a fictional graduate course she instructs. Through Ellis's interactions with her students, you are given useful strategies for conducting a study, including the need for introspection, the struggles of the budding ethnographic writer, the practical problems in explaining results of this method to outsiders, and the moral and ethical issues that get raised in this intimate form of research.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: AltaMira Press (January 28, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0759100519
• ISBN-13: 978-0759100510
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #400,555 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "I" recommend this book completely., April 4, 2008

By	Michael Hemmingson (Ross Island, Antarctica) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Ethnographic I:A Methodological Novel about Autoethnography, April 2, 2007

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