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Autoethnographic Mother-Writing: Advocating Radical Specificity

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: In considering the similarities between "momoirs"--popular memoirs written by mothers about motherhood experiences--and evocative autoethnographic mother-writing, I argue that differentiating these two forms of intimate observation and personal narrative requires a rethinking of autoethnographic practice. Specifically, I draw on the work of Gilles Deleuze to advocate for a radical specificity in autoethnographic writing. Thinking the autoethnographic narrative in terms of specificities and differences encourages us to think creatively about personal experiences and cultural relations beyond what is shared and communicable.

Source: Digital Commons - Michigan Tech (Michigan Technological University)

Author: Sotirin, Patricia

Institution: Michigan Technological University

Language: English

Topic: Posthumanist Ethics and Activism

Subfield: Cultural Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1526319327

FWCI: 71.74

Cites: 27

Cited by: 44

Related to: 10