Researching Race Series
The Researching Race Series is professional development for academics and autodidacts interested in learning about race, racism and research. Sessions will include topics ranging from theoretical frameworks and framing, methodologies, epistemological and ontological positioning, subject selection, writing, dissertation, and research.
Terrance Lewis, PhD | Nov. 18, 2026
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.
