The Ethnographic, the Reflective, and the Uncanny: Three “Tellings” of Autobiography

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dc.contributor.authorIrene E. Karpiak
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-14T19:53:44Z
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-30T15:33:39Z
dc.date.available2016-01-14T19:53:44Z
dc.date.available2016-03-30T15:33:39Z
dc.date.issued2003-04-01
dc.description.abstractAdult learners who write their life story embark on a process of personal self-reflection and meaning making. Some of their narratives center and remain on the detailing of life events. Other writing goes further, associating feelings and emotions that lead to additional exploration and reflection. Other writing goes still further, uncovering experiences and emotional states, previously unspoken, perhaps even incomprehensible. Each has its benefit for the writer and for the reader, but it appears that when writers move into the reflective mode, and even further into exploring the “uncanny” aspects of their life, the major benefits of autobiographical writing surface as a profound, even transformative, learning experience. In this article, the author examines selected autobiographies written by adult learners in adult and higher education studies and considers the significance of each of these “tellings” in promoting student growth and development.en_US
dc.description.peerreviewYesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewnoteshttps://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/manuscript-submission-guidelinesen_US
dc.identifier.citationKarpiak, I. E. (2003). The Ethnographic, the Reflective, and the Uncanny: Three “Tellings” of Autobiography. Journal of Transformative Education, 1(2), 99-116. doi: 10.1177/1541344603001002003en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1541344603001002003en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/25421
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Transformative Education
dc.rights.requestablefalseen_US
dc.subjectadult learningen_US
dc.subjectadult developmenten_US
dc.subjectautobiographyen_US
dc.subjectnarrativeen_US
dc.subjecttransformative learningen_US
dc.titleThe Ethnographic, the Reflective, and the Uncanny: Three “Tellings” of Autobiographyen_US
dc.typeResearch Articleen_US

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