Paper short abstract:

The contribution discusses group autoethnography as a way to prepare a research project on an elusive, hard-to-articulate topic of crip temporalities, and introduces specific findings on what to focus on and what questions to ask when studying this topic.

Paper long abstract:

Connecting crip theory with critical time studies opens new research areas about other, diverse, and inspirational temporalities. While certain temporalities are often discussed (being late; being short of time; schedules; timing), there are lots of subtle, elusive moments that remain unarticulated. Nevertheless, these moments are an integral part of crip temporalities, which the author collective intends to study. Aside from reading the literature, the team decided to explore their own, everyday temporalities before starting the research project, in order to know what to focus on, what questions to ask, what to research.

The authors themselves are in diverse life phases and have varied time experience; some of them have been diagnosed with a disability (e.g., Asperger syndrome or obsessive-compulsive disorder), while others have not. A closed, shared Facebook group was established, and no one was allowed to use the shared information externally. Thus, a safe space was created, which enabled the researchers to open up. The posts were in the form of short diaries, which other team members commented on. There were days when many posts appeared, as well as periods of silence. The method could be described as ‘group autoethnography’, which makes it possible to mutually confront diverse experience, generate a more rich and heterogeneous material and awake imagination.

The contribution discusses group autoethnography as a way to prepare a research project on an elusive, hard-to-articulate topic, and introduces specific findings on what to focus on when researching crip temporalities.