Phantom Lives, Narratives of Possibility

Honig, Elizabeth Alice

doi:10.1215/9780822386926-009

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“…Autoethnography begins with a personal story, in this case my 1 story about adoption and family. Within the adoption literature there is an acknowledgement that families have their own stories, with new narratives generated by movement into and out of each of life's stages (Honig, 2005; Johnson, 1998). Narratives told by members of adoptive families can be powerful stories in which meaning and identity are tested, adjusted, and redefined (Honig, 2005).…”

Section: My Autoethnographymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Within the adoption literature there is an acknowledgement that families have their own stories, with new narratives generated by movement into and out of each of life's stages (Honig, 2005; Johnson, 1998). Narratives told by members of adoptive families can be powerful stories in which meaning and identity are tested, adjusted, and redefined (Honig, 2005). The characters that the stories feature, the roles that they play, and the connection of those stories to the larger social context reveal the ways in which family stories can both create reality and be portals into a realm of greater sociological understanding (Ochs & Taylor, 1992).…”

Section: My Autoethnographymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Easier Said than Done: Writing an Autoethnography

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2008

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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Autoethnography is an intriguing and promising qualitative method that offers a way of giving voice to personal experience for the purpose of extending sociological understanding. The author's experience of writing an autoethnography about international adoption has shown her, however, that autoethnography can be a very difficult undertaking. In writing her autoethnography, she confronted anxietyproducing questions pertaining to representation, balance, and ethics. As well, she dealt with the acceptability of her autoethnography by informal and formal reviewers. In this article she discusses the challenges she faced in her autoethnographic project to inform future autoethnographers and to inspire them to share their experiences and reflections. For the author questions linger, but she hopes that sharing issues that arise in autoethnographic work will strengthen our understandings of this challenging yet highly promising form of inquiry.

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Section: My Autoethnographymentioning

confidence: 99%