Nuns, Dykes, Drugs and Gendered Bodies: An Autoethnography of a Lesbian Feminist’s Journey Through ‘Good Time’ Sociology

• Published in: Sexualities Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 295 - 315
• Main Author: Ettorre, Elizabeth
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.06.2010; Sage Publications; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Autobiography; Autoethnography; Embodiment; Ethnography; Feminism; Gender; Gender identity; Gift Giving; Imagination; Lesbianism; LGBTQ people; Nuns; Sexuality; Sociological imagination; Sociology; Substance abuse; United Kingdom; lesbian; embodiment; gender; sexuality; autobiography; autoethnography; Autoethnography; Feminism; Female homosexuality; Transcendence; Sexuality; Body (Human); Gender; Sociologist

This article provides an autoethnographic account of my personal journey through ‘good time’ sociology. Telling my story involves recounting my experience as a Catholic nun and closeted lesbian in 1970s’ USA; providing a picture of what it was like to do the first PhD on lesbians in the UK; explaini...