Honors Program
Honors in Communication Studies
Date of Award
5-2017
Thesis Professor(s)
Andrew F. Herrmann
Thesis Professor Department
Communication
Thesis Reader(s)
Kelly A. Dorgan, Amber E. Kinser
Abstract
This project seeks to understand the construction of a personal narrative concerning a primary parental figure using the process of collaborative autoethnography. In order to properly encapsulate the author’s lived experience, primary influential factors were considered imperative in allowing for a fuller representation. Thus, the author’s story joins those of her siblings to highlight the paradoxical process inherent in unearthing one’s singular perception. This project primarily aims to explore the complexity of autoethnography while simultaneously interrogating the cultural discourse surrounding motherhood and academic writing. By having a close and personal understanding of the subject matter as well as the research participants, the author was provided a unique glimpse into the ways family stories are both co-constructed and individually recounted
Publisher
East Tennessee State University
Document Type
Honors Thesis - Open Access
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Claxton, Alana, "Co-Constructing a Mother" (2017). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 411. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/411
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.