Allen-Collinson, Jacquelyn and Hockey, John (2008) Autoethnography as ‘valid’ methodology? A study of disrupted identity narratives. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 3 (6). pp. 209-217. ISSN 1833-1882

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Abstract

Despite its burgeoning popularity in recent years, autoethnography is still considered a contentious, even a ‘self-indulgent’ genre, at least within some quarters of the social sciences, where it is viewed as more akin to ‘navel-gazing’ autobiography than to rigorous social scientific research. This article considers some of the advantages and challenges of working with a variation of the genre – a collaborative autoethnography. Our research project examined from a sociological perspective disrupted athletic identities occasioned by long-term sporting injuries. Whilst not a narrative analysis per se, we examine here some of the narratives (spoken and written) co-produced during the process of injury and rehabilitation. Such narrative activity facilitated sense-making at the phenomenological, interactional and analytic levels, and helped counteract the threat of identity disruption caused by long-term, serious injury. The article considers the potential of the autoethnograhic approach for providing unique insights into lived-body experiences, and concludes with a discussion of just some of the ethical issues arising from this methodological approach. Keywords: Autoethnography, Ethics, Narratives, Sporting Injuries

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Sociology, Autoethnography, Narrative, Sports Injuries, Research ethics, Identity, refnone, ref26d
Subjects:	L Social studies > L300 Sociology
Divisions:	College of Social Sciences > Faculty of Health & Social Sciences > School of Sport & Exercise Science
Depositing User:	Jacquelyn Allen-Collinson
Date Deposited:	25 Sep 2012 06:03
Last Modified:	14 May 2013 16:20
URI:	http://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/id/eprint/6237

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