Hi Jess
Your work sounds fascinating. Just wondered about your ethical problem with regards to the representation of your colleague in your play and your concerns. Is it possible that you can put in a disclaimer somewhere stating that the individual is you and nobody else. Is this colleague a friend of yours and somebody you could talk about it to alleviate your concerns or maybe even get his consent for some aspects of it (like the comments etc). However the bottom line is that it would be for your colleague to have to prove it was him you were writing about which can be very problematic. I think that being in the culture of the Early Years Researcher there is so much pressure to be productive that I can imagine that many people would identify with the your character you propose including me.
I agree that Anderson's framework offers a great structure but it is by no means a the lesser cousin to other types of autoethnography as they all have their limitations. It is up to the researcher to gain the skills and knowledge to decide when some kinds of research methods are going to be more productive than others or even combining them.
Good luck with your writing.
Kind regards
Chrissy
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Subject: Re: Identity and relational ethics - clarification please
Hello,
I am currently using Anderson's framework in my thesis where I have taken autobiographical experiences and the data from my interviewees to produce a autoethnodrama looking at the pressure on Early Career Researchers to write and publish. It is very personal and the Mills and Boon angle scares the hell out of me. This is why I find Anderson useful - the analytical autoethnography means the rigour and ethics are explicit and as a newbie to autoethnography, I find this keeps me disciplined and helps my confidence when thinking about the VIVA. I just can't let it become memoir. I do see my first attempt as base camp - I am still tentative about putting my work out there but I think (hope) this is natural.
I have got an ethical problem nonetheless! One of my characters in the play was created to suggest what the publish or perish culture might do to a person. Basically they are me had I not hit crisis point. Weirdly, one of my colleagues has 'become' my character, paraphrasing lines from the play even. I am concerned that when I start presenting the work, they will think it is them. Just a case of wait and see perhaps...
I am interested in hearing from people who struggle with or benefit from the Anderson model?
Best,
Jess
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