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Celebrating Dr. Patricia Leavy’s Body of Work: An Introduction to This Special Issue

Laurel Richardson and U. Melissa Anyiwo·
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·February 13, 2024·14 min read
Laurel Richardson and U. Melissa Anyiwo writes the introduction to this special issue celebrating Dr. Patricia Leavy’s work.
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Editorial: On Social Fiction, Stories, and the 2024 Special Issue of The AutoEthnographer

Patricia Leavy·
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·February 11, 2024·11 min read
Writing fiction allows me to document reality and to reimagine it, just as we can always reimagine ourselves. And that is why we need stories.
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Queer Adolescence Revisited: On Tina Turner and Finding Home

Jenn Stiles·
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·February 1, 2024·17 min read
I explore the intersection of queer identity and popular culture through the lens of my adolescent crush on rock legend Tina Turner.
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Why Is Sign Language an Important Part of a Deaf Child’s Identity Development?

Juhana Salonen·
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·January 21, 2024·14 min read
This essay and video introduce an autoethnographic study of my life as a deaf child in Finland learning sign language.
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Four Essays on Being Trans in the Anthropocene: Anthologies

Aislin Neufeldt·
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·November 28, 2023·9 min read
“Four Essays on Being Trans in the Anthropocene” in one of autoethnographic works on my queerness and informed by speculative anthropology.
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Four Essays on Being Trans in the Anthropocene: Milk

Aislin Neufeldt·
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·August 31, 2023·17 min read
What is my responsibility as a trans feminine person when the human-induced strain on the planet is the driver of the climate crisis?
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Pinkie Points It Out: My Weird Depression Looks Kinda Dope!

Renata Ferdinand·
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·August 7, 2023·3 min read
My weird depression showed up this summer like “hey sis!” And I was like “fuck my life”! I wasn’t ready. This time, it caught me off guard.
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“This is no good”: Am I Cursed?

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·April 23, 2023·9 min read
This lighthearted essay illustrates an experience I had in Singapore while doing research for a book I was writing about spirituality.
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The Voice’s Standpoint in Creative Expressions: An Artist’s Perspective

Lina Fe Simoy·
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·April 13, 2023·5 min read
There are multiple approaches to find one's poetic voice depending on the lens one chooses as a part of the author’s creative process. 
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How to Find Your Own Voice: Journeying in the World of Poetry

Ulla-Maija Matikainen·
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·April 6, 2023·4 min read
A tsunami of words, images, learned and pushed feelings and thoughts go through us every day. Poetry is a way to find our own voice.
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Out of Place: A Mexican Lobo & Puerto Rican Human Explore a New Landscape

Rima Brusi·
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·February 23, 2023·17 min read
Just like Puerto Rican immigrants, animals might land in a complex political landscape where some might welcome them, but some might not.
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“I Hate Black History Month,” Pinkie Points It Out

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·February 15, 2023·3 min read
I. Hate. Black. History. Month. And I’m hopeful, that in time, you will come to hate it too!
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