Searching for an Autoethnographic Ethic

Stephen Andrew

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2017
• ISBN:
  9781315397924
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Research & Methodology in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

This volume is a call for integrity in autoethnographic research. Stephen Andrew weaves together philosophy, critical theory, and extended self-reflections to demonstrate how and why qualitative researchers should assess the ethical quality of their work. He also offers practical tools designed to limit the likelihood of self-indulgence and solipsism in first-person writing. Equally instructive and exemplary, his work:

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• Is written in a relatable style that draws readers in and encourages them to think critically about the implications and effects of their writing.

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• Examines the history of qualitative and autoethnographic research.

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• Provides implementable strategies for textualizing lived experiences and relationships with others.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• A Cartographic Prelude
• Preface—Intentionality vs. Accidentalism
• 1 Introduction(s) and the Search for an Autoethnographic Ethic
• 2 Engaging the Literature
• 3 The Grids: Three Worked Examples of Applying Ethical Grids to Autoethnographic Text
• 4 Worked Example 1: “An Epistemology of Love”
• 5 Worked Example 2: “Fire Reflections”
• 6 Worked Example 3: “What Happened?”
• 7 Making Sense in Retrospect
• Appendix
• References
• Index