This volume is a call for integrity in autoethnographic research. Stephen Andrew weaves together philosophy, critical theory, and extended self-reflections to demonstrate how and why qualitative researchers should assess the ethical quality of their work. He also offers practical tools designed to limit the likelihood of self-indulgence and solipsism in first-person writing. Equally instructive and exemplary, his work:
- Is written in a relatable style that draws readers in and encourages them to think critically about the implications and effects of their writing.
- Examines the history of qualitative and autoethnographic research.
- Provides implementable strategies for textualizing lived experiences and relationships with others.
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Stephen Andrew has taught counselling and psychology at La Trobe, Swinburne and Monash universities and at the Melbourne Institute for Creative Arts Therapy and Phoenix Institute. He is currently a senior lecturer at the Cairnmillar Institute in Melbourne and sees individuals, couples and supervisees in his private practice.
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Contents
A Cartographic Prelude
Preface-Intentionality vs. Accidentalism
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Introduction(s) and the Search for an Autoethnographic Ethic
An Autoethnographic Introduction
Autoethnography Introduced Through the Literature
Autoethnographic Ethics
Relational Ethics
Ethical Guidelines
Contextuality and Reflexivity in Ethics
The Ethics of Revelation and Healing
Dis-em-bodied Ethics
An Ethical Direction
Chapter 2: Engaging the Literature
Three Key Ideas of Autoethnography
Aspect 1: The Ethics of Story Creation
Aspect 2: The Ethics of Story Telling
Aspect 3: Strengths and Limitations of the Researcher and the Method
A Possible Way Forward
Intuitionism as a Philosophical Basis for Ethical Autoethnography
Chapter 3: The Grids: Three Worked Examples of Applying Ethical Grids to Autoethnographic Text
An Introduction to the Grids
Ethical Eyes
Exposure Grid
Ideas and Duties Grid
Chapter 4: Worked Example 1: "An Epistemology of Love"
Autoethnographic Essay: "An Epistemology of Love"
Worked Example 1-"An Epistemology of Love"
Ethical Eyes
Exposure Grid
Ideas and Duties Grid
Discussion of Grids
Chapter 5: Worked Example 2: "Fire Reflections"
Autoethnographic Essay: "Fire Reflections"
Worked Example 2-"Fire Reflections"
Ethical Eyes
Exposure Grid
Ideas and Duties Grid
Discussion of Grids
Chapter 6: Worked Example 3: "What Happened?"
Autoethnographic Essay: "What Happened?"
Worked Example 3-"What Happened?"
Ethical Eyes
Exposure Grid
Ideas and Duties Grid
Discussion of Grids
Chapter 7: Making Sense in Retrospect
Implications for Psychotherapists, Teachers, Memoirists, and Other Writers
An Acceptable Approximate
Appendix
References