Aguilar JL

Allen C

Bowling B

Curtis B

Ellingson L

Ellis C

Ferrell J

Githens-Mazer J

Glaser B

Hayes S

Hennink M

Keval H

MacCormack T

McDonald S

Mykhalovskiy E

Oakley A

Reed-Danahay DE

Reinharz S

Roth WM

Sayyid S

Sprigle R

Winkler C

 This article reflects upon my personal experiences of undertaking auto-ethnography on victimisation through wearing the Muslim veil in public. Wearing the veil was suggested by some of my respondents as a way to get insider knowledge of their own day-to-day experiences of victimisation. Here, I explore the emotional, psychological and physical impacts of being targeted because of my (perceived/adopted) Muslim identity. I discuss the advantages and disadvantages of covert auto-ethnographic research and consider the ethical challenges and practical difficulties of performing auto-ethnography. Also, I discuss the theoretical and methodological issues that arise from undertaking auto-ethnography as an insider/outsider when researching the targeted victimisation of veiled Muslim women. Finally, I discuss the usefulness and limitations of auto-ethnography as a method for understanding victimisation. I conclude that auto-ethnographic research into victimisation has great potential, although researchers need to be aware of some risks inherent in this approach and, thus, proceed with caution. </jats:p

Irene Zempi

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Researching victimisation using auto-ethnography: Wearing the Muslim veil in public

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Researching victimisation using auto-ethnography: wearing the Muslim veil in public

Researching victimisation using auto-ethnography: wearing the Muslim veil in public

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