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‘Through guilt and resilience, we author ourselves’: a collaborative autoethnography of Vietnamese PhD student mothers / ‘A través de la culpa y la resiliencia, nos escribimos a nosotras mismas’: una autoetnografía de madres doctorandas vietnamitas

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: In this article, we employed collaborative autoethnography to explore the experiences of ourselves as four Vietnamese PhD student mothers who crossed national borders in pursuit of further education and encountered multiple challenges along the way. Based on Bakhtin’s theory of dialogism, we unpacked our experiences by presenting ongoing dialogues that influenced thoughts about our doctoral studies and mothering practices. On the one hand, we recounted our experiences of mother guilt, life–work balance and escalating tensions in the academic journeys and our constant struggle to conform to the moral norms bound by the political and cultural ideologies prescribed to Vietnamese women. At the same time, we displayed our resilience through our self-dialogues, which helped us counter the social norms to author our voices.

Source: Culture and Education

DOI: 10.1177/11356405241268973

Authors: Anh Ngoc Quynh Phan, Hoa Minh Pham, Ha Ngan Ngo, Hang Dinh

Institutions: University of Kent, Hanoi National University of Education, Victoria University of Wellington, Hiroshima University

Language: English

Topic: Work-Family Balance Challenges

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Quality education, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,450