"I’m Pinkie, the brash I don’t give a fuck alter ego of Renata Ferdinand. I am emerging from the shadows, and blissfully, with my own column."
This autoethnographic narrative describes the growth and development I experienced once I found mentors who, despite my lack of “natural musical abilities” or “talent,” believed I could learn.
Poems As a Form of Powerful Activism and Barrier-breakers is a compilation of three poems which mean a lot for me.
The dynamic taking place in these poems was autoethnography, a hybrid of my investigation of the 1960's coupled with my personal experience.
This autoethnographic account explores the complex relationship between language and identity.
In this 2nd of my Processing Parental Grief series, Calliandra receives a letter from her mother weeks after her death.
I write of parental grief & my mother's sweater as a comfort to me, exploring cultures of grief where pain meets love and love meets pain.
The essay tells the story of the author's attempt to bridge the gap in political beliefs between himself and his uncle.
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I explore the intersection of queer identity and popular culture through the lens of my adolescent crush on rock legend Tina Turner.
This work shows that the benefits of reading multiple texts, each from a different perspective provides opportunities for students.
This is a piece I wrote in desperation after being confronted with the failures of the foster system in the United States today.