Essentials of Autoethnography

by Christopher N. Poulos

In this book, Christopher Poulos provides a step-by-step guide to writing autoethnography, illustrating its essential features and practices with excerpts from his own and others' work. Autoethnography is an approach to research and writing that seeks to describe and systematically analyze one's personal experience in various contexts, and thereby understand its cultural, social, and emotional meaning.

Genres: Academic, Research

94 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 5, 2021

Reviews

[Diz · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is brief introduction to the field of autoethnography that is suitable for those who are new to the field. I still need some convincing that autoethnography is a field of research to pursue for me. Perhaps after reading some papers in the field, I'll have a better idea of how the analysis works.

[Tiffany · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brief but useful guide into the qualitative discipline of autoethnography. Just the right length for a beginning autoethnographer looking for a framework without being overwhelmed. I used it to help me with an autoethnography assignment.

[Luke Houghton · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent introduction to the field and work of Autoethnography. Very solid introduction with some excellent advice on how to craft Autoethnography.

[Kelsey Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great on-ramp for autoethnographic researchers.