New Issue! The AutoEthnographer, Volume 2, Issue 4, Autumn, 2022
In this new issue, we introduce our podcasts, our first spoken word and sung performances, and continue our coverage of evocative creative expression.
From the Editors
- What Is Autoethnography? How Can I Learn More?
- Evocative Autoethnography: How Have Editors Evolved Their Vetting Approach?
Book Review
Interview
- What Is Social Fiction? Talking Re/Invention with Patricia Leavy
- Finding Joy in Artistic Performance as Black Feminist Autoethnography
Podcast
Poetry
Literary Nonfiction
- Dancing for My Supper Like the Old Vaudevillians
- What Does Homesickness Look Like? Concrete, Fish, & Staying the Same
- Tattoo Meanings: Love, Loss, & Autoethnographic Musings
Essay
- Autoethnographic Essay: The Unbearable Triteness of Being (Middle Class)
- Empower Students with Banned Books as Essential Reads
Spoken Word
Music
- Finding Home Within: Introducing Singer/Songwriter Florencia Rusiñol
- Can We Live Autoethnography? Getting to Know Marieke Slovin Lewis
Illustration of book with tree by Mystic Art Design from Pixabay | The AutoEthnographer
Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The AutoEthnographer, Dr. Marlen Elliot Harrison is an instructor in the fields of English and Education whose autoethnographic writing has appeared in a diverse array of publications including Writing on the Edge,Reflections on English Language Teaching, The Qualitative Report, and Qualitative Research in Psychology. As a journalist, Marlen was the managing editor of the international beauty website, Fragrantica, as well as contributor to publications such as Playboy, Business Insider, The Wall Street Journal, ESL Magazine, The New York Times, Basenotes, The Language Teacher, and Men’s Health. As an academic and cultural researcher, Marlen has enjoyed contributing to projects at Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, Finland’s University of Jyväskylä, and the Japan Association for Language Teaching. Having taught and guest-lectured at leading institutions such as Doshisha University (Japan), Florida International University (USA), and University of Helsinki (Finland), Marlen is currently pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University where he also teaches in the online MA English programs. Having called Japan, UK, Malta, and Finland home, he now lives in Florida with his husband and dog. Learn more at http://marlenharrison.com.