Critical Autoethnography, Education, and a Call for Forgiveness

Authors

  • Tony E Adams University of South Florida

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18251/ijme.v19i1.1387

Keywords:

critical autoethnography, education, forgiveness, sexuality

Abstract

If critical autoethnographers identify and attempt to remedy personal/cultural offenses, then they should also discuss how to live with individuals— themselves included—who have been complicit in and/or committed these offenses. One way critical autoethnographers can do so is through the concept of forgiveness. In this article, I first describe characteristics of forgiveness and establish relationships between forgiveness and critical autoethnography. I then offer three brief critical autoethnographies, each of which illustrates offenses I have experienced in educational contexts. 

Author Biography

Tony E Adams, University of South Florida

Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication, Media and Theater at Northeastern Illinois University.

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Published

2017-02-28

How to Cite

Adams, T. E. (2017). Critical Autoethnography, Education, and a Call for Forgiveness. International Journal of Multicultural Education, 19(1), 79–88. https://doi.org/10.18251/ijme.v19i1.1387

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 1 (2017): Special Issue-Critical Autoethnography in Pursuit of Educational Equity

Section

2017 Special Issue Articles (Peer-reviewed)

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