Autoethnography as Feminist Method: Sensitising the feminist 'I'

by Elizabeth Ettorre

Autoethnography is an ideal method to study the ‘feminist I’. Through personal stories, the author reflects on how feminists negotiate agency and the effect this has on one's political sensibilities. Speaking about oneself transforms into stories of political responsibility - a key issue for feminists who function as cultural mediators.

136 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 25, 2016

Reviews

[Wenjing Fan · Rating 4 out of 5]

被老师推荐+要写autoethnography所以来读了这本书，既有学术的讲解，又有实践的部分，可以说是这本书也是非常feminist的实践了。实话说整体内容对于一个受过完整feminist methodology+情绪重要性教育的人来说并不算多震撼，甚至我还觉得她选取的议题挺“轻”的（老钟女如是说）。但对于无论是学术研究、实践参考都很有价值，值得更多人读到。另外对于“她写了，但看看她写的是什么”，本来在读故事的时候我没有什么特殊的感觉，知道就是一个“要感知自己情绪”“承认自己”的故事，到了分析的部分她说“是恐惧和愧疚阻碍了我们交流的可能”，我被击中了。“怼回去”并不仅仅是一种情绪的抒发、对自己的承认，更创造了一种交流的机会，说得很好呀。

[Queer · Rating 5 out of 5]

A stunning and necessary addition to the methodological literature on autoethnography. More importantly its demonstration of the method through stories about bullying and drug use ring so truthfully. Don’t overlook this.