The Ethnographic I: A Methodological Novel about Autoethnography

by Carolyn Ellis

Book Overview

A methodological textbook on autoethnography should be easily distinguishable from the standard methods text. Carolyn Ellis, the leading proponent of these methods, does not disappoint. She weaves both methodological advice and her own personal stories into an intriguing narrative about a fictional graduate course she instructs. In it, you learn about her students and their projects and understand the wide array of topics and strategies that fall...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B007YWFA6Q
• ISBN13: 9780759100510
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Altamira Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

"I" recommend this book completely.

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.