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Autoethnography in undergraduate writing courses /

"Autoethnography in Undergraduate Writing Courses blends narrative and analysis in an engaging and applicable account of how the genre of autoethnography can be a valuable addition or alternative to traditional research assignments. Many writing teachers struggle to motivate and equip students...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hopkins, Justin B., 1983- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., [2020]
Subjects:
English language > Rhetoric > Study and teaching (Higher)
Academic writing > Study and teaching.
Ethnology > Biographical methods.
Autobiography > Authorship.
Social sciences > Research > Methodology.
Table of Contents:
  • "What is that?" Defining autoethnography
  • "How do you do that?" Practicing autoethnography
  • "How do you teach that" autoethnographic pedagogy
  • Self and context : increasing reflexivity
  • Audience awareness : improving writing skills
  • Relevant references : improving research skills
  • Writing rightly : ethical consideration
  • Writing wrongs : critical empowerment
  • Creative catharsis : therapeutic potential
  • Enjoyment and a sense of community
  • "What could go wrong?" Critique and concern.