Autoethnography and Narratives of Self
Reflections on Criteria in Action
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12081908 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A C Sparkes (0000-0002-7622-6570, University of Exeter, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 21-43 |
| Publication date | 2000-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology of Sport Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0741-1235 • E-ISSN: 1543-2785 |
| Publisher | Human Kinetics (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1123/ssj.17.1.21 |
| OpenAlex | W2241013693 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 206 |
| References cited | 3 |
A small number of sociologists of sport have opted to produce what have been defined as autoethnographies or narratives of self. These are highly personalized accounts that draw upon the experiences of the author/researcher for the purposes of extending sociological understanding. Such work is located at the boundaries of disciplinary practices and raises questions as to what constitutes proper research. In this paper, I explore this issue by focusing upon the criteria used by various audiences to pass judgment on an autoethnography/narrative of self that I submitted to, and eventually had published, in a leading journal. The problems of having inappropriate criteria applied to this work are considered, and the charge of self-indulgence as a regulatory mechanism is discussed. Reactions to a more trusting tale are then used to signal various criteria that might be more relevant to passing judgment upon this kind of tale in the future
Action (physics · Autoethnography · Epistemology · Indulgence · Linguistics · Narrative · Narrative inquiry · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics · Law · Philosophy · Physical Education and Pedagogy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society
Refusals and rituals in sport
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The Great Suburban Everest
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Touch and Tension
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The Importance of Queer Teacher Positionality in the Promotion of Inclusive Tertiary Learning Environments
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Autoethnographic reflections on the survival strategies of Zimbabwean migrant teachers
Otobüs Hattında Gündelik Seyahatler
“General Frost”
Organisational attachment and the academic
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Sisterhood in academia
The ‘inside’ of ageing
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What is it like to research in children’s spirituality? Phenomenology, autoethnography, and reflections on critical incidents in lived experience
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Comics and visual biography
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A career journey
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Novel ethnographic representations and the dilemmas of judgement
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Exploring migration experiences of foreign footballers to England through the use of autobiographies
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The experiential continuum
| Unique citing works | 206 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 8,24 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2026 (26) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 203 |