{"product_id":"autoethnography-in-undergraduate-writing-courses-9781433181436","title":"Autoethnography in Undergraduate Writing Courses","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Justin B. Hopkins\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Teaching - Subjects - Arts \u0026amp; Humanities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAutoethnography in Undergraduate Writing Courses \u003c\/em\u003eblends narrative and analysis in an engaging and applicable account of how the genre of autoethnography can be a valuable addition or alternative to traditional research assignments. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMany writing teachers struggle to motivate and equip students to conduct meaningful and effective research. Practicing autoethnography--the scholarly combination of personal reflection, artistic representation, and social\/cultural research--provides an opportunity for students to research and write about something that genuinely interests them: their own experiences. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA genre of personal writing, autoethnography is comparable to pedagogy pioneered by expressivists like Donald Murray, Peter Elbow, and Wendy Bishop, among others. However, combining personal writing with research--as autoethnography does--is more rare. Some compositionists have already used autoethnography in their own research and teaching, but this book demonstrates why more compositionists should consider adopting autoethnography into their pedagogy. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe author shares his own experience teaching autoethnography at the undergraduate level, modeling its potential and demonstrating its impact. Written in a lively, conversational voice, the book presents substantial qualitative research, including samples of student writing, supplemented by student interviews and surveys. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese data indicate that practicing autoethnography can have unusually, if not uniquely, positive effects on students' lives. Specifically, the author identifies and illustrates eight outcomes of practicing autoethnography: increased reflexivity, improved research and writing skills, greater awareness of ethical issues, critical empowerment, therapeutic catharsis, enjoyment, and the development of a sense of community. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46452847542423,"sku":"9781433181436","price":3569.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781433181436.webp?v=1769142651","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/autoethnography-in-undergraduate-writing-courses-9781433181436","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}