The practice of critically reflexive feminist autoethnography—or connecting one's personal experiences and beliefs to professional and political processes—can be a challenging and often invisible process. Nonetheless, it is a method worthy of engagement, given the impact one's positionality often has on one's scholarship. In this article, I reflect on how I understand myself as an intersectional Black, bisexual woman. Furthermore, I discuss the ways in which the personal relates to my professional and political academic life. In making broader connections to larger societal forces, I discuss how I came to study diverse individuals and families with intersecting identities and outline my struggles with my own academic growth and scholastic improvement. I also unpack the uncertainties I have faced in attempting to find my place in academia. Finally, for other intersectional scholars, I offer some suggestions for self-reflection on research and practice within the academy.

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弄清楚如何参与该系统：使用反身女权主义民族志探索学术界专业和政治领域的交叉经验

批判性反身女权主义自我民族志的实践——或将一个人的个人经历和信仰与职业和政治过程联系起来——可能是一个具有挑战性且通常是无形的过程。尽管如此，考虑到一个人的地位往往会对一个人的学业产生影响，这是一种值得参与的方法。在这篇文章中，我反思了我是如何理解自己作为一个交叉的黑人双性恋女性的。此外，我还讨论了个人与我的职业和政治学术生活相关的方式。在与更大的社会力量建立更广泛的联系时，我讨论了我如何开始研究具有交叉身份的不同个人和家庭，并概述了我为自己的学业成长和学业进步所做的努力。我还解开了在试图找到自己在学术界的位置时所面临的不确定性。最后，对于其他交叉学科的学者，我提出一些在学术界进行研究和实践自我反思的建议。