oh I forgot - this might also be of interest - my advisee just defended her thesis and used auto - ethnographic methods in interesting ways (hope you dont mind that I sent this out, Melissa - I know you are on this list...) and thanks to ohiolink ETDs - its easily available http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?bgsu1112636605 r -- Radhika Gajjala Associate Professor School of Communication Studies Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH 43403 http://personal.bgsu.edu/~radhik