Autoethnographic Art & Multimedia

Audio, visual, and multimodal expressions of autoethnography.

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Technicolor Third Space: Why Did We Develop the AutoEthnographer?

All Content Autoethnographic Art & Multimedia Education From the Editors More Reflections on Method Volume 2, Issue 1 (2022)

·December 31, 2021·5 min read

"In this brief, animated autoethnography, I utilize the concept of a sociocultural third space to consider why evocative autoethnography can benefit from its own literary and arts journal."

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Autoethnographic Poetry: Embodying Bipolarism in Mania Variations II

Amanda Sieradzki·

All Content Autoethnographic Art & Multimedia Autoethnographic Poetry Volume 1, Issue 2 (2021)

·October 17, 2021·9 min read

"I called out the demons one by one. I named them. I gave them precise blocking and ultimately, I controlled where they stood, breathed, and bourréed. I gave them an entrance, and a stage, and then I sent them away."

You’re Still Here: Art and Grief in Autoethnographic Textiles

Rebecca Godderis·

All Content Autoethnographic Art & Multimedia Volume 4, Issue 3 (2024)

·July 7, 2024·9 min read

You’re Still Here: Art and Grief in Autoethnographic Textiles Artist’s Memo You’re Still Here: Art and Grief in Autoethnographic Textiles...

A Private Life in Rural Idaho

Jill Boyles·

All Content Autoethnographic Art & Multimedia Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction Volume 4, Issue 2 (2024)

·March 24, 2024·4 min read

A Private Life in Rural Idaho Challenges Living in Rural Areas Living a private life can be enticing. One way...

Autoethnographic Poem: A Blue Transhistoric

Daze Jefferies·

All Content Autoethnographic Art & Multimedia Autoethnographic Poetry Climate Change Special Issue, 2022 Special Issues

·September 14, 2022·3 min read

"This autoethnographic poem resembles a wave: coming, going, history, hereafter...an endless exchange."

Photo of woman at window by Shanita Mitchell

Performance and Autoethnography: Award-winning Artist Offers Exclusive Insight

Shanita Mitchell and Marlen Harrison·

All Content Autoethnographic Art & Multimedia More Podcasts Reflections on Method Volume 3, Issue 2 (2023)

·April 30, 2023·18 min read

Today we're talking with the award-winning author, researcher, and performer, Shanita Mitchell about performance and autoethnography.

A Startling and Memorable Encounter at the Vet

Dominique Elliott·

All Content Autoethnographic Art & Multimedia Laughter Special Issue, 2023 Special Issues

·August 11, 2023·2 min read

This artwork is based on a startling and memorable encounter at the local vet while attempting to get Anaïs spayed.

Little Red: The Truth About Growing Up Queer And South-Asian

Sam Ahmed·

All Content Autoethnographic Art & Multimedia Queer Special Issue, 2023-24

·January 12, 2024·3 min read

Overall, "Little Red" encompasses queerness, womanhood, and the implications of growing into an identity that isn't cherished by society.

Emotional Research: Performing Autoethnography at My Late Father’s Village

Dilek Isler Hayirli·

All Content Autoethnographic Art & Multimedia Education From the Editors More Reflections on Method Volume 2, Issue 3 (2022)

·November 6, 2022·13 min read

"I had not been aware that this emotional research was also performing autoethnography, collecting memories from the field"

Photo of man sitting in front of projected illustration of dying woman

Multimedia Autoethnography: “Drifting,” an Exploration of Sibling Loss

William Doan·

All Content Autoethnographic Art & Multimedia Autoethnographic Writing Volume 1, Issue 1 (2021)

·August 5, 2021·7 min read

"I'm not exactly sure when I decided to make a performance piece about my sister's traumatic brain injury and death. In fact, I'm not sure there ever was a single moment of decision. Her story had become public in many ways, from online care sites to prayer chains to social media posts from family and friends. Her story was being performed out in the world before I started telling it."