Daniel Amos and Me: The Power of Pop Culture and Autoethnography
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Description
Nearly everyone I know has a relationship with something in popular culture, whether it is Buffy the Vampire Slayer, amassing The Astonishing X-Men comics, or collecting every version of every Star Wars movie. Relationships and pop culture: couldn’t that make an autoethnography? This is a short version of my relationship with a band, Daniel Amos. I am not in Daniel Amos. I don’t know the members of the band (although I am Facebook friends with them now). I first heard them in 1982 serendipitously. Or maybe it was destiny. Either way, they opened my eyes to the wonders, doubts, and excesses of my life, critiqued my faith, and brought me joy. I feel like I know them, and they me. Thirty-one years after first hearing them, I realize our relationship is one of the longest I have had. We grew up and are growing older together.
Citation Information
Herrmann, Andrew F.. 2013. Daniel Amos and Me: The Power of Pop Culture and Autoethnography. The Popular Culture Studies Journal. Vol.1(1,2). 6-17. http://mpcaaca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/PCSJ-V1-N12-Herrmann-Daniel-Amos-and-Me1.pdf