Autoethnography and the Other Unsettling Power Through Utopian Performatives |
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Author:
| Spry, Tami |
Series title: | Qualitative Inquiry and Social Justice Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-61132-862-2 |
Publication Date: | May 2016 |
Publisher: | Left Coast Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $99.00 |
Book Description:
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Challenging the critique of autoethnography as overly focused on the self, Tami Spry calls for a performative autoethnography that both unsettles the "I" and represents the Other with equal commitment. Expanding on her popular book Body, Paper, Stage, Spry uses a variety of examples, literary forms, and theoretical traditions to reframe this research method as transgressive, liberatory, and decolonizing for both self and Other. Her book -draws on her own...
More DescriptionChallenging the critique of autoethnography as overly focused on the self, Tami Spry calls for a performative autoethnography that both unsettles the "I" and represents the Other with equal commitment. Expanding on her popular book Body, Paper, Stage, Spry uses a variety of examples, literary forms, and theoretical traditions to reframe this research method as transgressive, liberatory, and decolonizing for both self and Other. Her book
-draws on her own autoethnographic work with jazz musicians, shamans, and other groups;
-outlines a utopian performative methodology to spur hope and transformation;
-provides concrete guidance on how to implement this innovative methodological approach.