International Perspectives on Autoethnographic Research and Practice is the first volume of international scholarship on autoethnography. This culturally and academically diverse collection combines perspectives on contemporary autoethnographic thinking from scholars working within a variety of disciplines, contexts, and formats. The first section provides an introduction and demonstration of the different types and uses of autoethnography, the second explores the potential issues and questions associated with its practice, and the third offers perspectives on evaluation and assessment. Concluding with a reflective discussion between the editors, this is the premier resource for researchers and students interested in autoethnography, life writing, and qualitative research.

This multidisciplinary text features many preeminent (and in some instances, notorious) scholars, who explore and exhaustive array of issues and possibilities within contemporary autoethnographic thinking and research. whether you are someone new to autoethnography, someone who mentors autoethnographers, someone who evaluates autoethnography, or just someone who likes to read cutting edge scholarship, this well-crafted collection has something for everyone.

Carol Rambo, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Memphis

This marvellous, interdisciplinary book characterizes variations and themes within contemporary autoethnographic research and practice. We grasp different ways to conceive of autoethnography; its use across disciplines; why its design includes key ethical issues; what working with students involves and criteria for evaluating autoethnography. It’s a compendium of stunning, international autoethnographic work.

Elizabeth Ettorre, Professor Emerita (Sociology) University of Liverpool

Lydia Turner is Honorary Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Sussex, UK, and a Consultant Psychological Therapist with Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, UK.

Nigel P. Short is an independent scholar affiliated with the Universities of Sussex and Brighton, UK, where he holds Associate Tutor positions. He worked in the National Health Service for 31 years, as a mental health nurse and latterly as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist.

Alec Grant is an independent scholar who, until his retirement in 2017, was Reader in Narrative Mental Health in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Brighton, UK.

Tony E. Adams is Professor and Department Chair of Communication at Bradley University, USA.