"Good Versus Evil or "Saying More

Strategies of Telling in Sex Trafficking Documentary Films

Bibliographic Data

ID2186246
AuthorsSiobahn Stile (Huntingdon College), Siobahn Stiles (Huntingdon College, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume4
Issue1
Pages35-47
Publication date2018-01-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Human Trafficking (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2332-2705 • E-ISSN: 2332-2713
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23322705.2018.1423445
OpenAlexW2784263609
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited20

This study uses the methodology of discourse analysis to examine the issue of who can speak, who does speak, and who is spoken for in documentary films on sex trafficking. Seven recent films produced on this topic are analyzed, and several overlapping themes isolated, both problematic themes and strategies that lead to a “better practices” formula for telling the story of sex trafficking. Combining feminist theory with anthropology, ethnography, and critical discourse analysis allows the author to isolate strategies of speaking in documentary film and how filmmakers can “say more” by including many voices, and avoiding simplistic binaries devoid of context

Archaeology · Documentary film · Epistemology · Ethnography · Media studies · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · History · Philosophy · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology

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