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¡Aguacate!, Part II: How I Learned Two Languages

Stephanie Abraham·
All ContentAutoethnographic WritingVolume 2, Issue 3 (2022)
·July 18, 2022·9 min read
"In "Becoming Multilingual," part 2 of my column, "¡Aguacate! Bringing Up Bebe Bilingüe," I use autoethnography as a writing approach to capture and represent the personal experiences of myself, a qualitative researcher, who has become the researched."
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SEE ME, Windows to the Self of the Performer-Autoethnographer

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·July 14, 2022·21 min read
"'SEE ME, Windows to the Self of the Performer-Autoethnographer' explores the question, 'What can I learn about myself by making artwork as autoethnography'?
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New Book: Coping with Parental Death, by Michelle Shreeve

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·July 12, 2022·3 min read
"I'm proud to announce that this week, on July 13, Rowman & Littlefield will traditionally publish my second book, Coping with Parental Death: Insights and Tips for Teenagers."
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Autoethnographic Poetry, Bodily Autonomy Special Issue: “Damned”

Emily Kiessling·
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·July 12, 2022·3 min read
"Damned," the first publication in The AutoEthnographer's Bodily Autonomy issue, is the product of my confused reflection and internal conversations with the culture that raised me."
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Autoethnographic Poetry: On Being a Casual Academic

Jennifer Murphy·
All ContentAutoethnographic PoetryVolume 2, Issue 3 (2022)
·July 6, 2022·9 min read
"The following autoethnographic poetry represents the experience of being a casual academic negotiating the workspace."
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Autoethnographic Poetry: The Threat of the News & John Doe

John Grey·
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·July 1, 2022·4 min read
"I tend to take every loss of rainforest personally. My autoethnographic poetry 'The Threat' and 'John Doe' are reflective of this."
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New Issue! The AutoEthnographer Volume 2, Issue 2, Spring 2022

Marlen Harrison·
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·June 22, 2022·1 min read
In this new issue from The AutoEthnographer, we follow a ballerina through the desert, glimpse into the funeral industry, and process parental grief.
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Processing Parental Grief: The Unexpected Joy of a Found Sweater

Michelle Shreeve·
All ContentAutoethnographic Literary FictionVolume 2, Issue 2 (2022)
·June 20, 2022·6 min read
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.
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Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction: “Emily,” An Artist-Teacher in Adult Community Learning

Abbie Cairns·
All ContentAutoethnographic Literary NonfictionVolume 2, Issue 2 (2022)
·June 14, 2022·8 min read
"She needs to be an artist to be an artist-teacher in adult community learning. She needs to do both to become the best she can be."
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Autoethnographic Literary Fiction: “Cold Snap,” a Climate Catastrophe Story

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·June 7, 2022·23 min read
“Cold Snap” is about two disparate adults, caught in the tumult of abrupt weather change, caused by the accidental detonation of an experimental meteorological weapon.
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Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction: “Unspeakable,” Perspectives on Ukraine and Russia

Avery Stevens·
All ContentAutoethnographic Literary NonfictionVolume 2, Issue 2 (2022)
·June 6, 2022·11 min read
"Unspeakable is a consideration of the silencing effects of stuttering, political censorship, unspeakable wartime atrocities, and the silent communication within virtual relationships."
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Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction: Eulogy For a Perfume

Annie B. Shapero·
All ContentAutoethnographic Literary NonfictionVolume 2, Issue 2 (2022)
·May 31, 2022·12 min read
"When a favorite perfume ceases to exist, it is another kind of death. Having been created, it leaves a special sort of emptiness," from Eulogy for a Perfume.
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