The Recent History and Current State of Autoethnography in Germany: A Literature Review
In German-speaking countries, autoethnography is viewed more critically and is less established than in English-speaking countries. The development of autoethnographic research in German-speaking countries has also only been reflected upon selectively. In my essay, I offer a broad overview of the de...
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2025-05-01
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| Series: | Forum: Qualitative Social Research |
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| Online Access: | https://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/4310 |
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| Summary: | In German-speaking countries, autoethnography is viewed more critically and is less established than in English-speaking countries. The development of autoethnographic research in German-speaking countries has also only been reflected upon selectively. In my essay, I offer a broad overview of the development of autoethnographic practices by researchers at German universities. I have analyzed 97 explicitly autoethnographic texts published between 2007, the year of the earliest text I found, and 2024. I reviewed autoethnographies written in English and German from a range of disciplines, including art, sociology, religion, anthropology, geography, health sciences, and education. As part of my analysis, I identify the main characteristics and purposes of autoethnography in Germany. Through a comparison of the development of autoethnography in Spain and in the United States, I draw attention to the particularities of its use in Germany.
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| ISSN: | 1438-5627 |