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    11/19: Models of Autoethnographic Writing

    Today, we’ll look at Tiffany Rainey’s autoethnography “Her Own Voice: Coming Out in Academia with Bipolar Disorder.” CONTENT ALERT: This text mentions suicidal ideation. Individual Writing Rainey writes about her experience with bipolar disorder, how her symptoms manifested and made her feel, hiding her mental health struggle, and the process of ultimately understanding her diagnosis. Access Rainey’s text and the in-class writing you started last time. Write in response to the following: Sharing as a Large Group Pick one sentence of your in-class writing to share with the whole class. After our round-robin style sharing, we’ll revisit our collaborative definition of autoethnography. How do Inayatulla’s and Rainey’s texts fit our definition?…