autotheory
autotheory noun: a challenge to the dominant perspective and theoretical framework through the use of subjective and autobiographical material.
Noun
autotheory (countable and uncountable, plural autotheories)
- A challenge to the dominant perspective and theoretical framework through the use of subjective and autobiographical material.
- Encounters with autotheory are not about a "warm fuzzy" effect for the reader: though possible, it is equally likely that one might be made distinctly uncomfortable while engaging honestly with the challenging analyses that autotheories present.2011, M. Johnson, S. Mintz, On the Literary Nonfiction of Nancy Mairs: A Critical Anthology, →ISBN, page 55
- Preciado's creative narrative introduces us to a different kind of book: part memoir (what Preciado classifies as 'autotheory'), part queer theory.2015, Karmele Mendoza Perez, “Book Reviews: Testo junkie: sex, drugs, and biopolitics in the pharmacopornographic era”, in Nordic Journal of Science and Technology Studies, volume 3, number 1, page 46
Forms of autotheory
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Origin of autotheory
From auto- + theory.
Words formed from autotheory
Questions about autotheory
- What does autotheory mean?
- Autotheory means a challenge to the dominant perspective and theoretical framework through the use of subjective and autobiographical material.
- What part of speech is autotheory?
- Autotheory is a noun.
- What is the plural of autotheory?
- The plural of autotheory is autotheories.
Words near autotheory in the dictionary
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