Crafting Autoethnography: Processes and Practices of Making Self and Culture

This collection explores the processes and practices of autoethnography, focusing on the practical accomplishment of texts/artefacts. It seeks to rectify the hierarchical separation of art and craft and intellectual and practical cultural production, addressing topics such as social class, family relationships, loss, longing, grief, the neoliberal university, gender, sexuality, colonialism, race/ism, national identity, digital identities, indigenous ways of knowing/making, and how these are 'storied, curated, and presented to the public.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 242 pages
Publication date: 19 May 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive collection delves into the intricate processes and practices involved in the creation of autoethnographic artefacts. Contributors from diverse fields such as sociology, education, counselling, the visual arts, textiles, drama, music, and museum curation come together to unveil and contemplate their unique approaches to crafting their autoethnographic narratives. Each chapter presents a diverse range of materials or media, creating a rich and engaging tapestry of demonstrations. The central focus lies in showcasing the practical accomplishment of these texts and artefacts.

Theoretically, this book aims to bridge the hierarchical divide between art and craft, as well as between intellectual and practical cultural production. By collapsing distinctions between knowledge and making, it seeks to rectify the separation between these realms. Contributors address a wide array of topics, including social class, family relationships, intergenerational transmission, loss, longing, grief, the neoliberal university, gender, sexuality, colonialism, race/ism, national identity, digital identities, indigenous ways of knowing/making, and the ways in which these experiences are storied, curated, and presented to the public. They also explore the role of the 'crafting space' as a realm of intellectual inquiry, debate, and reflection.

This text serves as a vital resource for readers from both traditional and practice-based disciplines engaging in qualitative research methods and autoethnographic inquiry courses. It is also of immense value to community-based practitioners and students, as well as those interested in creative practice, practitioner-research, and arts-based research in the social sciences and humanities. By exploring the multifaceted processes and practices of autoethnography, this book offers valuable insights into the rich tapestry of human experiences and the ways in which they can be documented, interpreted, and shared.

Weight: 470g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032313337