The AutoEthnographer is excited to announce its new Call for Submissions, 2023 Special Issue: “Laughter”
However, this autoethnographic piece helped me recognize the importance of levity even when the intellectual content is heavy.
"Give Me a Strawberry Cockroach" is the first article in our 2023 special issue on laughter and tells a story of Japanese language learning and performance.
This piece situates me in a set of sour in-laws relationships that also involved the legal system and it is in the form of autoethnography.
What happens when a witch is black? This piece is a salute to the transformational beauty of cosplay & all the laughter it inspires.
What this essay tries to capture is both the wonder and the inherent horror in potty training.
This piece recounts a trip I took to the Czech Republic and it is proof that language barriers similarly embolden people to speak cruelly.
is an essay about the way technology can intrude and obscure what may be our most important human experiences
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.
This artwork is based on a startling and memorable encounter at the local vet while attempting to get Anaïs spayed.
Humor acts as a defense mechanism, a pressure release valve, a teaching tool. As a heart surgeon, I have used laughter for all these reasons.
The AutoEthnographer is excited to announce its new Call for Submissions, 2023 Special Issue: “Laughter”
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.
