(De)facing the Self
Poststructural Disruptions of the Autoethnographic Text
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2385271 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E De Freitas (0000-0003-0795-8804, Adelphi University, New York,), Jillian Paton (Adelphi University, New York) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 483-498 |
| Publication date | 2009-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1077-8004 • E-ISSN: 1552-7565 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1077800408318419 |
| OpenAlex | W2132038590 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 14 |
This article draws on Lacanian theories of subjectivity to examine notions of the self in autoethnography. The authors discuss philosophical differences between Humanist and post-Humanist notions of the self and show how these notions are correlated to particular self-study genres, such as confession and testimony. The authors argue that autoethnographic narratives exhibit contradictory tendencies toward both Humanist and post-Humanist conceptions of subjectivity. Questionnaire responses from four participants are analyzed for evidence of this contradiction. The article concludes by suggesting that resolving the contradiction is neither possible nor desirable
Autoethnography · Confession (law · Contradiction · Epistemology · Humanism · Narrative · Psychoanalysis · Social science · Sociology · Subjectivity · Theology · Autobiographical and Biographical Writing · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Philosophy · Posthumanist Ethics and Activism · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,73 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |