Anthropology and autobiography vs Autoethnography and the Other: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Anthropology and autobiography Anthropology and autobiography Judith Okely · 1992 268 pages · ≈ 4 h 58 m · Moderate

Anthropological writings by anthropologists in the field have long been a valuable tool to the profession. But until now, the theoretical implications of its use have not been fully explored. Anthropology and…

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Cover of Autoethnography and the Other Autoethnography and the Other Tami Spry · 2016 216 pages · ≈ 4 h 00 m · Moderate

Challenging the critique of autoethnography as overly focused on the self, Tami Spry calls for a performative autoethnography that both unsettles the "I" and represents the Other with equal commitment. Expanding on her…

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Anthropology and autobiographyAutoethnography and the Other
Editions 6 6
Citations 480 90
Pages 268 216

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