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.

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Why I Write: An Essay on Language, Writing and Identity

Hongwei Bao·

All Content Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction Volume 3, Issue 4 (2023)

·October 31, 2023·28 min read

This autoethnographic essay offers a musing on the intricate relationship between language, writing and identity through an autoethnographic account of my reading and writing experience from childhood to present, and from China to the UK via Germany.

How to Make Students Laugh in Spanish: Some Serious Considerations

Annie Abbott·

All Content Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction Laughter Special Issue, 2023 Special Issues

·October 28, 2023·9 min read

However, this autoethnographic piece helped me recognize the importance of levity even when the intellectual content is heavy.

The ceiling of the British Museum by Mika Ruusunen for Unsplash

Never Quite The Same: Fluid Meanings in Autoethnography

Karenanna Boyle Creps·

All Content Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction Volume 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.

Hiding Something Nefarious, Sadness, Danger and the Shed

J. Sumerau·

All Content Autoethnographic Flash Nonfiction Autoethnographic Literary Fiction Volume 3, Issue 4 (2023)

·October 19, 2023·19 min read

This short story about a night in a shed is an attempt to encourage any reader to think about the stories that circulate within communities.

How to Survive a Cult in Nebraska

Alphonso Juries·

All Content Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction Laughter Special Issue, 2023 Special Issues

·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.

Answering the Call of Conscience in Call Out Culture

Guillermo Rebollo Gil·

All Content Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction From the Editors More Volume 3, Issue 4 (2023)

·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.