Description
| Product ID: | 9781847874733 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Creating Autoethnographies |
| Authors: | Author: Tessa Muncey |
| Page Count: | 168 |
| Subjects: | Social and cultural anthropology, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This practical introduction to using autoethnography as a research method, provides background to the method, and covers the necessary writing skills, considering some of the criticisms of the approach, and providing worked examples throughout. Creating Autoethnographies is an introduction to autoethnography, a form of autobiographical personal narrative that explores the writer''s experience of life. The first ever practical text on this increasingly popular research method, it provides a background and considers some of the criticisms of the approach. It is suitable for all social science students, both at postgraduate and also upper level undergraduate stage. The book is structured to mirror the process of writing about experience, from establishing an idea through to the process of writing and the development of creative writing skills, and provides detailed worked examples of the whole process. The final two chapters are devoted to exploring two cases in which readers can see the principles discussed in action. There are also a wide range of case studies drawn from a wide a range of social science disciplines and exercises throughout the text. In the book, Tessa Muncey identifies a number of trends in social science research, such as the increasing focus on the individual and giving a voice to service users, that are resulting in an increase of interest in narrative research. Creating Autoethnographies is a timely contribution to the field. Tessa Muncey is one of the leading names in this field and is the annual organiser and chair of the Mixed Methods Conference. |
| Imprint Name: | Sage Publications Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Sage Publications Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2010-03-25 |
