Further Readings and Resources
Suggested Autoethnography Studies
Adams, T. E. (2011). Narrating the closet: An autoethnography of same-sex attraction. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press.
This is a comprehensive autoethnography on the everyday negotiations of same-sex attraction, negotiations that are similar to those portrayed at the start of this chapter.
Ellis, C. (2004). The ethnographic I: A methodological novel about autoethnography. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira.
Ellis weaves both methodological advice and her own personal stories into a narrative about a fictional graduate course she instructs.
Holman Jones, S. (2007). Torch singing: Performing resistance and desire from Billie Holiday to Edith Piaf. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira.
Providing a description and critique of the torch singing genre, Holman Jones has created a text that slips in and out of prose, dialogue, and poetry.
Tillmann-Healy, L. (2001). Between gay and straight: Understanding friendship across sexual orientation. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira.
Tillmann-Healy explores the complexities of carrying on gay-straight friendships in this narrative ethnography of a gay community.
Other Suggested Readings
Ellis, C. (2007). Telling secrets, revealing lives: Relational ethics in research with intimate others. Qualitative Inquiry, 13, 3–29.
This is a thorough examination of the ethical issues that stem from doing autoethnographic research.
Ellis, C., & Bochner, A. P. (2000). Autoethnography, personal narrative, reflexivity: Researcher as subject. In N. K. Denzin & Y. S. Lincoln (Eds.), Handbook of qualitative research (2nd ed., pp. 733–768). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
This classic, widely used essay on autoethnography can provide addition insight into the method and its applications.
Goodall, H. L. (2001). Writing the new ethnography. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira.
This book provides a foundational understanding of the writing processes associated with innovative forms of ethnographic and autoethnographic writing.
Organizations and Web Sites
Autoethnography Yahoo Group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/autoethnography/) Over three hundred scholars participate in this group by subscription.
International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (www.icqi.org/)
This group's annual meeting takes place every May at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and offers many sessions on autoethnography.
National Communication Association, Ethnography Division (www.natcom.org/)
The annual meeting of this association takes place every November and offers numerous sessions on autoethnography.