autoethnography

English

Etymology

auto- +‎ ethnography

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɔːtəʊ.ɛθˈnɒɡɹəfi/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɔtoʊ.ɛθˈnɑɡɹəfi/
Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi

Noun

autoethnography (countable and uncountable, plural autoethnographies)

An ethnographic study drawing on one's own anecdotal or personal experience, or an approach to conducting research in which anecdotal or personal experience is foregrounded.
The aborigine's autobiography was also an autoethnography. It told much about the culture he grew up in.

Derived terms

autoethnographic

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