Oxford University Press Autoethnography: Understanding Qualitative Research - Oxford

This Oxford University Press volume offers a historical overview of autoethnography as a qualitative research methodology grounded in academic scholarship.

The book explores how autoethnographic research acknowledges subjectivity and emotionality as legitimate components of the research process rather than limitations to eliminate.

Authors share personal stories of adopting autoethnography, illustrating practical pathways for researchers new to this reflexive qualitative method.

The text examines key concerns and methodological considerations essential for conducting rigorous autoethnographic research within cultural studies and social sciences.

Readers discover how personal experience influences research and learn to recognise the researcher's role as an active participant in generating knowledge.

This Understanding Qualitative Research title challenges conventional academic research approaches by legitimising subjective and emotionally-informed inquiry.