Jeanine Minge Autoethnography

Jeanine Minge presents her story in a unique way that challenges the norms of Los Angeles and ignites conversation about how people are connected to space. Jeanine Minge’s creative art-based autoethnography is compelling because of her ability to connect with an audience beyond an emotional level. In addition to reaching her audience through pathos, she reminds people of the importance of illustrating experiences through words. The above passage is proof of Minge’s emphasis on successfully identifying how an experience can be a true representation of the experience. This passage connects to larger ideas of ethnography and considers how embodiment comes into play. The passage clearly reflects on the constant questioning that is part of ethnographic writing. It is important to question the self and how an ethnographer can identify how they …show more content…
She strongly believes that how she chooses to express her experiences is directly related to her environment. Her emotions and vulnerability are political because they are socially constructed. Her discontent, confusion, and anger are expressed in words to give them meaning. Minge carefully ponders which emotions she wants to use to and her level of vulnerability to increase the sense of connection with her audience. It is obvious through her passionate and intimate poetic excerpts that her emotions are consequences of preexisting social and cultural ideals. Her vulnerability throughout her writing process, allowed her to challenge many of the problematic patterns of sexuality. Her message about the gaze turning inward and outwards proves that the self and social structures are interrelated. Therefore, Minge relays issues related to sexual agency by linking the social issues to her personal