Writing and Publishing Autoethnographic Books

Hannah Shakespeare, Senior Editor, Research Methods, Routledge

Art Bochner, Carolyn Ellis, and Tony Adams, Editors, Writing Lives Book Series, Routledge

June 30, 2021

In this session, Hannah, Art, Carolyn, and Tony discuss finding a publisher for autoethnographic books, preparing book proposals and manuscripts, and navigating the production process.

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Essentials of Autoethnography

Dr. Christopher N. Poulos, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

May 26, 2021

In Essentials of Autoethnography, a brief and practical book published by the American Psychological Association, Dr. Christopher Poulos provides a step-by-step guide to writing autoethnography, illustrating its essential features and practices with excerpts from his own and others’ work. View our conversation with Chris below.

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Autoethnographer as Scavenger: Finding your Way in Narrative Inquiry

Dr. Amy Arellano and Dr. Christina L. Ivey, Boise State University

April 29, 2021

Often described as a “way of life,” autoethnography’s intuitive nature attracts many individuals who have not been exposed to formal training or influential literature. As two autoethnographers who stumbled upon this method by ‘accident,’ a lot of Dr. Arellano’s and Dr. Ivey’s training came from their own research into the world of narrative inquiry.

In this workshop, Dr. Arellano and Dr. Ivey share what they have learned, as well as tips they have picked up for navigating the terrain of autoethnographic scholarship, your book proposal or manuscript, and preparing for the production process.