Unlearning Mis-education: Auto-Afronography as a Research Method for Self-study

5:30- 7 p.m.

This presentation highlights the method and value of using auto-Afronography for self-study. Framed in Afrocentricity and the Black intellectual tradition, this presentation highlights how I used auto-Afronography during a cross-institutional and intergenerational research project that sought to (re)search and (re)claim narratives of Black pedagogical activism. From my self-study, I learned that key components of auto-Afronography include beginning and ending with the ancestors, reconceptualizing what has commonly been understood as archives, and educating oneself on the African diaspora in the pursuit of collective liberation in research and practice. A framework and considerations for auto-Afronography are provided.