Meaning of autoanthropology | Babel Free

Definitions

An approach to anthropology in which the author's own anecdotal or personal experience is foregrounded.

uncountable, usually

Examples

“For this reason⟳, some anthropologists prefer⟳ to do one or another form⟳ of autoanthropology, in which you use⟳ yourself as your informant—perhaps abetted by a few close⟳ colleagues as interlocutors.”

“Actually, the way in which my ‘autoanthropology’ complements other approaches to material culture of the recent past, including the archaeology of the contemporary, might reflect⟳ the kind of regularity—theoretical point⟳, if I dare say⟳—I want⟳ to stress⟳.”

“According to Ellis and Bochner (2000), 'autoethnography includes those studies that have⟳ been referred to by other similarly situated terms, such as "personal narratives," "lived experience⟳," "critical autobiography," "autobiographical ethnography," "personal sociology," and "autoanthropology"'...”

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