Egypt 2007, Away from/At Home in a Far Away/Close Land: An Auto-Ethno-Poem
Location
Room #2074
Format Type
Paper
Start Date
January 2014
End Date
January 2014
Abstract
Alsop (2002) suggested that, being home and being away are two very human states of being that are intimately connected” (p. 1). This connection often prompts exploration of self and others within the new culture. In this presentation, I use an auto-ethno-poem to describe my experiences being and feeling away from and at home during a trip to Egypt in 2007. I will also focus on the description of the research and writing process when engaging in self-reflexive qualitative research.
Egypt 2007, Away from/At Home in a Far Away/Close Land: An Auto-Ethno-Poem
Room #2074
Alsop (2002) suggested that, being home and being away are two very human states of being that are intimately connected” (p. 1). This connection often prompts exploration of self and others within the new culture. In this presentation, I use an auto-ethno-poem to describe my experiences being and feeling away from and at home during a trip to Egypt in 2007. I will also focus on the description of the research and writing process when engaging in self-reflexive qualitative research.
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