An un/familiar space
Children and Parents as Collaborators in Autoethnographic Family Research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2404220 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Little (0000-0002-9902-0217, University of Sheffield, corresponding author), Toby Little (University of Sheffield) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 632-648 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1468-7941 • E-ISSN: 1741-3109 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1468794121999018 |
| OpenAlex | W3151754354 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 30 |
This paper, coauthored by mother and son (aged 10 at the time of writing, 12 at time of revisions), reports on the collaborative research experience during a 2.5-year-long autoethnographic study, which focused on bringing back the family heritage language after a 2-year break. Through a joint research diary, we regularly and rigorously chronicled both language-related conversations and our emotions linked to the process of bringing back the heritage language. Frustration, guilt, joy, exasperation, and pride were jointly discussed via what we call an un/familiar space. This paper explores the evolution of this space, linking it to Bhabha's third space theory and Gadamer's fusion of horizons. We present the un/familiar space both as an epistemological stance and as a methodological tool for intergenerational autoethnography, enabling both parents and children to engage with each other in a more neutral space, deliberately removed from traditional family roles. Further, we critically engage with the role of children as co-creators of knowledge within this space, contributing longitudinal data of co-construction and critical reflection from two generations to the research community
Autoethnography · Epistemology · Heritage language · Linguistics · Pedagogy · Pride · Shared space · Sociology · Children's Rights and Participation · Early Childhood Education and Development · Family and Disability Support Research · Gender Studies · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 3.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |