THE TROUBLE WITH AUTOETHNOGRAPHY. BETWEEN METHOD, TECHNIQUE, AND SELF-WRITING Cover Image

KŁOPOTY Z AUTOETNOGRAFIĄ. POMIĘDZY METODĄ, TECHNIKĄ A SOBĄPISANIEM
THE TROUBLE WITH AUTOETHNOGRAPHY. BETWEEN METHOD, TECHNIQUE, AND SELF-WRITING

Author(s): Magdalena Szpunar
Subject(s): Methodology and research technology, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, History and theory of sociology
Published by: Instytut Studiów Politycznych PAN
Keywords: autoethnography; evocative autoethnography; analytical autoethnography; postmodernism; self-writing (l'écriture de soi);

Summary/Abstract: The article looks at autoethnography as the resultant of several processes that have been observable in the social sciences for some time. The first of these is the turn towards emotions, and the second is the self-reflexive nature of the research process, together with the acknowledgement that it is impossible to separate the researcher from their research experiences. This is linked to the postmodern disbelief in the explanatory potential of grand narratives or the generalization of scientific assertions. Postmodernism has not only brought with it new ways of interpreting reality, but has also introduced a creative ferment in the field of methodology and empirical research. It has been responsible for the emergence of methodological pluralism and an opening up to diverse types of knowledge production, such as ethnography, autoethnography, case studies, and discourse analysis,

  • Issue Year: 70/2026
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 95-115
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish
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