TY - JOUR

T1 - Constructing a Sociological Biography

T2 - A Surprisingly Complex Autobiographical Practice

AU - Wheeler, Sara L.

N1 - Ronald Chenail <editor-tqr-2504-1962308@nsuworks.nova.edu> Reply all| Mon 26/09/2016 20:42 To: Sara Wheeler Cc: The Authors <authors-tqr-2504@nsuworks.nova.edu> You replied on 28/09/2016 19:41. Dear Sara Louise Wheeler, On behalf of The Editorial Board for The Qualitative Report (TQR) I would like to congratulate you on the acceptance of your article. We think the paper is much improved and do not see the need for any further revisions. We also appreciate all of your hard work! It has been scheduled for copy editing and publication in The Qualitative Report Volume 22, Number 2. Your paper will be released February 20, 2017. Later, we will be re-contacting you giving you directions on how to review the copyedited version of your paper. We also invite you to present your paper at the Eighth TQR Annual Conference (TQR2017) to be held January 12-14, 2017 on the Nova Southeastern University main campus in Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA. As a paper presenter you will have 20 minutes to share your work as part of a panel. There will also be time for questions and answers. You can read more about TQR2017 at http://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqrc/eighth/. If you like to present your paper at TQR2017, please go to our conference page located at http://tqr.nova.edu/tqr-8th-annual-conference/, click on the “Submit Presentation Abstract” link, and then type in your information. If you have any questions, please let us know. Again, thank you for submitting such a great paper to The Qualitative Report! We look forward to seeing it online in the journal and hopefully having you present at TQR2017! Please let me know if you have any questions and once again, congratulations! Sincerely, Ron Ronald J. Chenail, Ph.D. Editor-in-Chief The Qualitative Report

PY - 2017/2/18

Y1 - 2017/2/18

N2 - Biographical statements are an important part of impressions management in the academic milieu. These statements provide an online presence, accompany our academic products, and represent us in the academy. This becomes a high stakes activity, which can be quite anxiety provoking. As a qualitative sociologist with a particular interest in auto/ biography, producing such a statement really ought to be easy - putting into words: who I am, what I do, and where I am currently located. However, writing sociological biographies requires a fine balance, particularly during the early career phase, when we may be juggling projects, research directions and institutions. An additional concern is that of selecting the appropriate ‘voice’, which of course can vary depending on the nature of the journal, conference, or other destination for the biography. In this article I draw on examples from my own autobiographical experiences to explore the dilemmas faced when constructing academic biographies.

AB - Biographical statements are an important part of impressions management in the academic milieu. These statements provide an online presence, accompany our academic products, and represent us in the academy. This becomes a high stakes activity, which can be quite anxiety provoking. As a qualitative sociologist with a particular interest in auto/ biography, producing such a statement really ought to be easy - putting into words: who I am, what I do, and where I am currently located. However, writing sociological biographies requires a fine balance, particularly during the early career phase, when we may be juggling projects, research directions and institutions. An additional concern is that of selecting the appropriate ‘voice’, which of course can vary depending on the nature of the journal, conference, or other destination for the biography. In this article I draw on examples from my own autobiographical experiences to explore the dilemmas faced when constructing academic biographies.

KW - autobiography, biography, impressions management, sociology, voice, early career

M3 - Article

VL - 22

SP - 542

EP - 549

JO - Qualitative Report

JF - Qualitative Report

SN - 1052-0147

IS - 2

ER -