First-Year Autoethnographic Essays
What is culture? What is autoethnography?
culture: mid-15c., till the land, prepare the earth for crops, from Latin cultura cultivating, from colere tend, till, cultivate, care, honor
autoethnography: autós = self + ethnos = people + graphia = writing
autoethnography: autós = self + ethnos = people + graphia = writing
Zaretta Hammond: "Culture, it turns out, is the way that every brain makes sense of the world. . . . Think of culture as software for the brain's hardware. . . . If we want to help [our students] do more higher order thinking and problem solving, then we have to access their brain's cognitive structures to deliver culturally responsive instruction."
Christopher N. Poulos: “Autoethnography is an autobiographical genre of academic writing that draws on and analyzes or interprets the lived experience of the author and connects researcher insights to self-identity, cultural rules and resources, communication practices, traditions, premises, symbols, rules, shared meanings, emotions, values, and larger social, cultural, and political issues.”
Clara E. Hill and Sarah Knox: “Autoethnography requires deep reflection on both one’s unique experiences and the universal within oneself.”
Christopher N. Poulos: “Autoethnography is an autobiographical genre of academic writing that draws on and analyzes or interprets the lived experience of the author and connects researcher insights to self-identity, cultural rules and resources, communication practices, traditions, premises, symbols, rules, shared meanings, emotions, values, and larger social, cultural, and political issues.”
Clara E. Hill and Sarah Knox: “Autoethnography requires deep reflection on both one’s unique experiences and the universal within oneself.”
Does this iceberg concept of culture represent your experience?
Do you want to revise it in any way?
View Dr. Zaretta Hammond's Culture Tree here and describe its strengths.
Essay 3 Length & Requirements
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CWR1A CWP/University Rubric
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Academic Register Guide
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The Archaeology of the Self
Yolanda Sealy-Ruiz, Ph.D.
Cultural Humility
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Implicit Bias
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Sources
Adams, Tony E., Stacy Holman Jones, and Carolyn Ellis. Autoethnography. Oxford University Press, 2014.
Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozie. “The Danger of a Single Story.” TED Talk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg&ab_channel=TED (10M views) & https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story/transcript?language=en (30M views) and transcript there also.
Berry, Keith, Catherine M. Gillotti, and Tony E. Adams, eds. Living Sexuality. Brill Sense, 2020.
Burnette, LaVette M. “The Love of My Sisters.” ScholarWorks@Georgia State University. Dissertation, May 6, 2019. https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1099&context=communication_diss
Chavez, Felicia Rose. The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop. Haymarket Books, 2021.
Chávez, Minerva S. “Autoethnography, a Chicana’s Methodological Research Tool.” Equity & Excellence in Education, 2012. http://www.blackfeministpedagogies.com/uploads/2/5/5/9/25595205/autoethnography_a_chicana%E2%80%99s_methodological_research_tool.pdf
Davis, Shardé M., Frances Ashun, Alleyha Dannett, Kayla Edwards, and Victoria Nwaohuocha. “Writing Ourselves into Existence.” Departures in Critical Qualitative Research. March 1, 2021. https://online.ucpress.edu/dcqr/article-abstract/10/1/4/116470/Writing-Ourselves-into-ExistenceBlack-Women?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Durham, Aisha, Marquese McFerguson, Sasha J. Sanders, and Anjuliet Woodruffe. “The Future of Autoethnography is Black.” Journal of Autoethnography, July 2020. DOI:10.1525/joae.2020.1.3.289 / https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343358626_The_Future_of_Autoethnography_is_Black
Funchess, Melanie. "Implicit Bias." TedX Talk. YouTube. 2014.
Grande, Reyna. The Distance Between Us. https://reynagrande.com/
Griffin, Rachel Alicia. “I AM an Angry Black Woman.” Women's Studies in Communication, 35(2), January 2012, 138-157. https://doi.org/10.1080/07491409.2012.724524.
Headlee, Celeste. We Need To Talk. https://celesteheadlee.com/we-need-to-talk/
Holman Jones, Stacy, and Anne M. Harris. Queering Autoethnography. Routledge, 2018.
Keeton, Sarah Elizabeth. (Re)Discovering I Am Worthy. MA Thesis, Boise State University, 2021. https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3007&context=td
Keles, Ufuk. “Autoethnography as a Recent Methodology in Applied Linguistics.” The Qualitative Report. 27(2), February 16, 2022, 448-474. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol27/iss2/9/ & https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5131&context=tqr
Martin, Julie P., and Chavone Garza. “Centering Marginalized Student Voice Through Autoethnography.” Studies in Engineering Education. May 19, 2020. https://www.seejournal.org/articles/10.21061/see.1/
Mosley, Juliana. "Cultural Humility." TedXWestChester. YouTube. 2018.
Nguyen, Thuong Thi. “Finding Voice in the Academy through Yellow Storytelling.” LSU Doctoral Dissertations, 2017. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5344&context=gradschool_dissertations
Poulos, Christopher N. Essentials of Autoethnography. American Psychological Association, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000222-001 & Sample Chapter = Foreword by Series Editors Clara E. Hill and Sarah Knox & Chapter 1 by Christopher N. Poulos: https://www.apa.org/pubs/books/essentials-autoethnography-sample-chapter.pdf
Scott-Pollock, Julie-Ann. "Introduction to Autoethnography as Embodied Qualitative Inquiry." YouTube. 2021.
Sealy-Ruiz, Yolanda. "The Archaeology of the Self." NYU Metro Center. YouTube. 2019.
Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozie. “The Danger of a Single Story.” TED Talk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg&ab_channel=TED (10M views) & https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story/transcript?language=en (30M views) and transcript there also.
Berry, Keith, Catherine M. Gillotti, and Tony E. Adams, eds. Living Sexuality. Brill Sense, 2020.
Burnette, LaVette M. “The Love of My Sisters.” ScholarWorks@Georgia State University. Dissertation, May 6, 2019. https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1099&context=communication_diss
Chavez, Felicia Rose. The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop. Haymarket Books, 2021.
Chávez, Minerva S. “Autoethnography, a Chicana’s Methodological Research Tool.” Equity & Excellence in Education, 2012. http://www.blackfeministpedagogies.com/uploads/2/5/5/9/25595205/autoethnography_a_chicana%E2%80%99s_methodological_research_tool.pdf
Davis, Shardé M., Frances Ashun, Alleyha Dannett, Kayla Edwards, and Victoria Nwaohuocha. “Writing Ourselves into Existence.” Departures in Critical Qualitative Research. March 1, 2021. https://online.ucpress.edu/dcqr/article-abstract/10/1/4/116470/Writing-Ourselves-into-ExistenceBlack-Women?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Durham, Aisha, Marquese McFerguson, Sasha J. Sanders, and Anjuliet Woodruffe. “The Future of Autoethnography is Black.” Journal of Autoethnography, July 2020. DOI:10.1525/joae.2020.1.3.289 / https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343358626_The_Future_of_Autoethnography_is_Black
Funchess, Melanie. "Implicit Bias." TedX Talk. YouTube. 2014.
Grande, Reyna. The Distance Between Us. https://reynagrande.com/
Griffin, Rachel Alicia. “I AM an Angry Black Woman.” Women's Studies in Communication, 35(2), January 2012, 138-157. https://doi.org/10.1080/07491409.2012.724524.
Headlee, Celeste. We Need To Talk. https://celesteheadlee.com/we-need-to-talk/
Holman Jones, Stacy, and Anne M. Harris. Queering Autoethnography. Routledge, 2018.
Keeton, Sarah Elizabeth. (Re)Discovering I Am Worthy. MA Thesis, Boise State University, 2021. https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3007&context=td
Keles, Ufuk. “Autoethnography as a Recent Methodology in Applied Linguistics.” The Qualitative Report. 27(2), February 16, 2022, 448-474. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol27/iss2/9/ & https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5131&context=tqr
Martin, Julie P., and Chavone Garza. “Centering Marginalized Student Voice Through Autoethnography.” Studies in Engineering Education. May 19, 2020. https://www.seejournal.org/articles/10.21061/see.1/
Mosley, Juliana. "Cultural Humility." TedXWestChester. YouTube. 2018.
Nguyen, Thuong Thi. “Finding Voice in the Academy through Yellow Storytelling.” LSU Doctoral Dissertations, 2017. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5344&context=gradschool_dissertations
Poulos, Christopher N. Essentials of Autoethnography. American Psychological Association, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000222-001 & Sample Chapter = Foreword by Series Editors Clara E. Hill and Sarah Knox & Chapter 1 by Christopher N. Poulos: https://www.apa.org/pubs/books/essentials-autoethnography-sample-chapter.pdf
Scott-Pollock, Julie-Ann. "Introduction to Autoethnography as Embodied Qualitative Inquiry." YouTube. 2021.
Sealy-Ruiz, Yolanda. "The Archaeology of the Self." NYU Metro Center. YouTube. 2019.