Autoethnography Writing Pros And Cons

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We all learn differently and we all definitely express ourselves, our day to day experiences help shape who we are and how we understand the world, so why not be able to use our own experiences into our research and writing? Well there is one type of writing that allows personal experience to shine through, this is called Autoethnography writing. Autoethnography writing is where personal experience is used as a part of research and connects personal experience to cultural, political, social meanings and understandings. Autoethnography, and the pros and cons of writing using personal experience is very well explained by Katherine Dashper, the author of “Revise, Resubmit and reveal? An auto-ethnographer’s story of facing the challenges of revealing

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