Document Type
Article
Media Type
Text
Abstract
We begin this essay by defining autoethnography, paying special attention to the various orientations of autoethnographic research. We then review popular culture research that has used autoethnography as a method of inquiry before identifying key strengths of autoethnography. As those strengths reflect, autoethnography is a valid, viable, and vital method for popular culture research. We conclude by examining criteria for evaluating autoethnography, especially in terms of quality and risk. As we demonstrate, autoethnography offers another way to study popular texts and contexts, or, in the words of Stuart Hall, the “local hopes and local aspirations, local tragedies, and local scenarios that are the everyday practices and the everyday experiences of ordinary folks” (107-108).
Publication Date
1-1-2015
Recommended Citation
Manning, Jimmie and Adams, Tony E., "Popular Culture Studies and Autoethnography: An Essay on Method" (2015). Faculty Peer-Reviewed Publications. 808.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allfaculty-peerpub/808
Department
Department of Communication
Language
eng
