TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Finding My . . . A Story of Female Identity
JO  - Qualitative inquiry
A1  - Mackie, Cara T.
SP  - 324
EP  - 328
VL  - 15
IS  - 2
N2  - This piece delves into an identity shaped by and a history filled with sexual violence. It was created from a performance script, various journal entries, and field notes, using the process of systematic sociological introspection1 to write through emotional experience. It also takes the form of autoethnographic 2 research, where I use self-reflection, connecting personal experience to a larger social context of violence against women. "Finding my . . . " embodies gender identity and uses voice/telling to show the move into a more confident "self." While I attempt to make sense out of and share my experiences, I hope to encourage further conversation on this topic and reduce the stigma and shame that accompanies these encounters.<p />
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SN  - 1077-8004
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077800408326847
ID  - ref1
ER  -