Riding the auto/biographical PhD rollercoaster. Experiencing difference, difficulties, emotions, and relationships (original) (raw)

The Doctoral Journey as an Emotional, Embodied, Political Experience, 2021

Abstract

The absence of men’s voices surrounding men’s experiences of involuntary childlessness was the inspiration for my auto/biographical PhD study. I found undertaking the research involved a great deal of emotional effort, and the call of my working-class roots and feelings of unworthiness were constant companions. Qualitative researchers sometimes describe themselves as a ‘bricoleur’ (a makeshift artisan) in order to convey the eclectic nature of their research. I adapt that description and view myself as a ‘bateleur’: an acrobat, buffoon, juggler, tightrope walker, and tumbler. In my native Mancunian ‘bateleur’ is pronounced ‘battler’: reflecting my struggle through the highs and lows I experienced during my PhD.

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