In this innovative study, six women and men from Eastern Indonesia narrate their own lives by talking about their possessions--domestic objects used to construct a coherent identity through a process of identification and ¿7Fself-historicizing." Janet Hoskins explores how things…
First published in 1998.
In this innovative study, six women and men from Eastern Indonesia narrate their own lives by talking about their possessions--domestic objects used to construct a coherent identity through a process of identification and "self-historicizing." Janet Hoskins explores how things a…
Ellis is the leading writer in the move toward person, autobiographical writing as a strategy for academic research. In addition to 'Final Negotiations' and 'The Ethnographic I', she has written stories that highlight the emotional power and academic value of autoethnography. Th…
A collection of stories of the author that tells about the loss of her husband, brother and mother. It tells about her growing up in small town Virginia; about the work of the ethnographer; and about emotionally charged life issues such as abortion, caregiving, and love
Goin' to the store, sittin' on the street, and runnin' the roads : growing up in a rural southern neighborhood -- Talking over fences : race matters -- Investigating the fisher folk and coping with ethical quagmires -- Re-living final negotiations -- Re-negotiating final negotia…