An Introduction to Autoethnography: Writing and Crafting Self and Culture

You are cordially invited to join the workshop “An Introduction to Autoethnography: Writing and Crafting Self and Culture”, organised by the Teaching and Learning Community of Practice (T&L CoP). This workshop follows the scaffolded workshop model, which consists of a pre-workshop reading activity, a main workshop session, and a post-workshop group consultation.
Abstract:	This workshop provides an introduction to autoethnography as a means of writing and crafting self and culture. Autoethnography is a powerful methodological approach which combines autobiography and ethnography to explore personal experiences within broader social and cultural contexts. This workshop serves as an introduction to the history, practice and application of autoethnography, and the key scholars working in this area. It invites participants to engage deeply with their own lived experiences while critically examining the intersections of self and society. We explore different types of autoethnography including evocative, analytic, critical, performative, and collaborative. Participants will develop the skills necessary to begin their own autoethnographic inquiries, producing meaningful narratives that contribute to personal growth and scholarly inquiry.
Speaker:	Dr Karen Lumsden, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of Aberdeen, UK Dr Karen Lumsden is a qualitative trainer, consultant, coach, and Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Aberdeen, UK. She has published autoethnographies of higher education and is co-editor of Crafting Autoethnography: Processes and Practices of Making Self and Culture (Routledge, 2023). Karen has over 17 years’ experience delivering qualitative methods courses and training to academics, social researchers, and practitioners. This includes courses at the Universities of Aberdeen, Glasgow, Essex, Auckland, Kingston, via the Social Research Association and the European Consortium for Political Research, and also for government departments, NHS, charities, police organisations, social research and market research organisations. She has written a number of books and journal articles on the sociology of policing, crime, and qualitative methods including the books: Reflexivity: Theory, Method, Practice (2019), Online Othering (2019), Reflexivity in Criminological Research (2014) and Boy Racer Culture (2013). She is on the Editorial Board of the journal Qualitative Research. For more information or to download publications visit: www.qualitativetraining.com.
Date & Time:	[Part 1 – Pre-workshop reading group] 10 February 2025 (Monday) 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm (HKT) [Part 2 – Main workshop] 11 February 2025 (Tuesday) 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm (HKT) [Part 3 – Post-workshop group consultation] 14 February 2025 (Friday) 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm (HKT) *This is a three-part online workshop. Participants are encouraged but not required to attend all three sessions.
Format:	Online via Zoom
Target Audience:	CUHK Academic staff
Registration:	https://cuhk.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2f6znKVWulVOg18 For enquiries, please contact Ms Vienne Lin (viennelin@cuhk.edu.hk) or Ms Vanessa Kiu (vanessakiu@cuhk.edu.hk).