Waltzing Matilda: An Autoethnography of a Father's Stillbirth

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 462-491

  Weaver Hightower, Marcus B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

autoethnography; fathers; grief; masculinity; stillbirth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863442379     PISSN: 08912416     EISSN: 15525414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891241611429302     Document Type: Article

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