A Book of Possibilities – Ethnographically Speaking: Autoethnography, Literature, and Aesthetics

Authors

Kelsey Railsback, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow

Abstract

I would say this book is successful in reference to the authors’ intention to showcase ethnographic projects that “blur the boundaries between social science and literature,” but I would also caution those researchers looking for a how-to book for their dissertation or other qualitative research project. This is a book of possibilities of what (auto)ethnographies can be—inspiring authors and fostering creativity, and I am sure a lot of readers will connect with it.

Keywords

Ethnography, Autoethnography, Performance Ethnographies, Ethnodramas, Identity, Qualitative Research

Author Bio(s)

Kelsey Railsback is a PhD candidate in the Marriage and Family Therapy program under the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Nova Southeastern University. She is passionate about qualitative research and social justice issues. Correspondence regarding this article can be addressed directly to: kr1178@mynsu.nova.edu.

Publication Date

12-2-2019

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2019.4293

Recommended APA Citation

Railsback, K. (2019). A Book of Possibilities – Ethnographically Speaking: Autoethnography, Literature, and Aesthetics. The Qualitative Report, 24(12), 3022-3024. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2019.4293