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Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction: The Closet in the Classroom

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·May 26, 2022·13 min read
"I had no idea what the repercussions would be should I disclose my identity to my students. Would I be fired? Would I be questioned? Would I be told not to talk of such things? This reticence is a sad reflection on my internalized homophobia, my being still uncomfortable enough with my identity such that I had to worry about keeping it secret."
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The AutoEthnographer’s Shanita Mitchell Wins 2022 IAANI Award

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·November 16, 2021·1 min read
"Congratulations to Shanita Mitchell, Editorial Board member of The AutoEthnographer and multimedia artist, for her recognition by the International Association of Autoethnography and Narrative Inquiry (IAANI)."
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