In this article, the author uses a poem and two vignettes to argue for the power of autoethnographic stories as a means for social activism and advances three propositions: (1) Autoethnographic stories can make people feel shame (pathos); (2a) Shame is one way to get those in power to act (ethos); (2b) Shame, fear, and rage are closely related; and (3) We can use autoethnography to shame those in power to do the right thing (logos). The author uses the metaphor of the vulnerable as a hamster killed by the family dog to highlight how we can move from fear to rage in order to shame those in power to address issues of sexual assault at the university.
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