ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author overlaps her critical family communication perspective over the organizational communication literature, to develop the concept of “polypreneur” using an autoethnographic approach that leans on narrative, or prosaic autoethnography. Autoethnography is the “systematic study, analysis, and narrative description of one’s own experiences, interactions, culture, and identity. Philosophically, polyamory is rooted in the idea that maintaining multiple intimate, sexual, and/or loving relationships at the same time is possible, valid, and worthwhile, which is in direct contrast to the discourse of monogamy, which centers the pair bond as morally “right” and even natural. In polyamorous relationships, communication between partners is important and many people focus on interpersonal communication skills. However, interpersonal communication will break down if there is not also a foundation of self-knowledge and an understanding of the impact of culture.
