What is my responsibility as a trans feminine person when the human-induced strain on the planet is the driver of the climate crisis?
Autoethnographic Writing
Whether short-form or long-form, personal memoir or speculative fiction, The AutoEthnographer seeks to publish your evocative expressions of the cultural made personal.
Zona. I have always thought that names of diseases sound so beautiful. This is the story of a disease that lives with me.
This particular piece, "What is Human, Remains" looks back at my first year as a teacher, and the unexpected activism in my students.
"This essay on bodily autonomy specifically discusses abortion access and rights in the United States and Canada, and the politics that often follow."
This is a love letter to my people, my family and a version of me trying to overcome the trauma of almost seeing their mother die.
I wrote “The Crevasse: A Love Letter” to help me grapple with confusing changes to the terrain of my life.
Nothing prepared me for the xenophobia and homophobia I would encounter in Italy. No one warned me how to avoid becoming their victim
Laurel Richardson and U. Melissa Anyiwo·
All ContentAutoethnographic EssaysCelebrating Dr. Patricia Leavy's Social Fiction 2024Reflections on Method
··14 min readLaurel Richardson and U. Melissa Anyiwo writes the introduction to this special issue celebrating Dr. Patricia Leavy’s work.
The essay tells the story of the author's attempt to bridge the gap in political beliefs between himself and his uncle.
One Man’s Perspective on Grieving and Death is a narrative representation of death as a universal humanistic theme.
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