Sunday, May 11, 2008

Participant Interludes: Autoethnographic Converstaions about Autoethnography

pg 286: She now inserts her conversations with the participants after we read the final draft. It's a bit distracting at first. I see that this section couldn't have been first, that would be too confusing. Maybe if it were interspersed, but no, it would take away from the lessons. I guess this works for what it is.

pg 287: "Yes, [Judy says ,] "by understanding myself better, I think I've become more 'objective.' It's the opposite of science where being objective means keeping yourself out of your research."

"I don't know whether we want to use the language of objectivity," [Carolyn says]. "I like the terms verisimilitude, or lifelikeness, to describe our goals, but I understand what you mean. As Jackson says, understanding of others comes through understanding yourself."

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