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Never Quite The Same: Fluid Meanings in Autoethnography

Karenanna Boyle Creps·
All ContentAutoethnographic Literary NonfictionVolume 3, Issue 4 (2023)
·October 25, 2023·9 min read
I share the complexity of my frustration about a failed site visit to the British Museum and wonder about the meaning of the experience.
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How to Survive a Cult in Nebraska

Alphonso Juries·
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·October 17, 2023·13 min read
This work is part of a larger ethnography of scars, one that addresses the intersection medicine, religion, and body politics in (among other places) Nebraska.
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Answering the Call of Conscience in Call Out Culture

Guillermo Rebollo Gil·
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·October 1, 2023·13 min read
“Answering the Call of Conscience in the Call Out Culture” continues my accounting of, and critical reflection on, the ethical and political dimensions of having been falsely accused of sexual assault online.
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After the Hate Speech Comes the Free Dessert

Emily Hall·
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·September 28, 2023·11 min read
This piece recounts a trip I took to the Czech Republic and it is proof that language barriers similarly embolden people to speak cruelly.
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Jesus and Fentanyl: A Mortician’s Perspective

Hollace Sheppard·
All ContentAutoethnographic Literary NonfictionVolume 3, Issue 3 (2023)
·September 12, 2023·13 min read
Jesus and Fentanyl: A Mortician's Perspective is actually thoughts from a funeral director and also an ode to an overdose victim.
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On Hegemonic Queerness: A Powerful Examination of the Queer Identity

Robert Vetter·
All ContentAutoethnographic Literary NonfictionQueer Special Issue, 2023-24
·September 10, 2023·11 min read
In this essay, the current reality of queerness is juxtaposed against milestones in my own life as a queer man in America.
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Racial Discrimination in and out of the Classroom

Brittany Whitneybell·
All ContentAutoethnographic Literary NonfictionVolume 3, Issue 3 (2023)
·August 27, 2023·63 min read
This work shows that the benefits of reading multiple texts, each from a different perspective provides opportunities for students.
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One Man’s Perspective on Grieving and Death

Anthony Domenick·
All ContentAutoethnographic Literary NonfictionVolume 3, Issue 3 (2023)
·August 22, 2023·30 min read
One Man’s Perspective on Grieving and Death is a narrative representation of death as a universal humanistic theme.
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Savories: Dieting with Roland Barthes One New York Spring

Eric Daffron·
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·July 30, 2023·12 min read
I documented my two-month diet in a food journal and it began as a personal effort to lose weight following a "Barthes diet".
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Really, There Are No Helpers in The Foster System

Meg Hagseth·
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·July 22, 2023·5 min read
This is a piece I wrote in desperation after being confronted with the failures of the foster system in the United States today.
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The Year of Sluttery: Quick Notes to My Many Lovers

Scarlett d. Jones·
All ContentAutoethnographic Literary NonfictionVolume 3, Issue 3 (2023)
·July 13, 2023·9 min read
After 34 years of monogamy I entered the dating app world and began writing the first weekend I was single. This is story of my experience.
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A Startling Note: “Looking for Gay Friends” in the Triangle Place

Hongwei Bao·
All ContentAutoethnographic Literary NonfictionQueer Special Issue, 2023-24
·July 9, 2023·6 min read
A Startling Note: "Looking for Gay Friends" in the Triangle Place narrates a gay man’s experience of sexual awakening on a university campus.
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