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  • Qualitative Inquiry
  • Creative Non-Fiction

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  • Traditional academic writing can be uninspiring.
  • Autoethnography offers a more engaging alternative.
  • Nursing research benefits from diverse qualitative methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a counter-discourse in academic writing.
  • To highlight autoethnography as a valuable nursing inquiry approach.
  • To demonstrate autoethnography's suitability for researching transgender experiences.

Main Methods:

  • Creative non-fiction writing style.
  • Autoethnography as a research methodology.
  • Fictionalized scenarios within a doctoral nursing seminar setting.

Main Results:

  • Autoethnography can produce evocative and inspiring academic content.
  • The approach is well-suited for sensitive topics like transgender experiences.
  • Creative non-fiction enhances reader engagement in academic discourse.

Conclusions:

  • Autoethnography provides a powerful, engaging method for nursing research.
  • This approach can enrich the study of transgender and transsexual lived experiences.
  • Adopting creative non-fiction can revitalize academic writing.