Ethnopornography
Sexuality, Colonialism, and Archival Knowledge
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2835579 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicole Von Germeten (0000-0003-2309-927X, Oregon State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 101 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 143-145 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hispanic American Historical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-2168 • E-ISSN: 1527-1900 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1215/00182168-8796561 |
| OpenAlex | W3132312498 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Book Review| February 01 2021 Ethnopornography: Sexuality, Colonialism, and Archival Knowledge Ethnopornography: Sexuality, Colonialism, and Archival Knowledge. Edited by Sigal, Pete, Tortorici, Zeb, and Whitehead, Neil L.Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2020. Photographs. Figures. Notes. Index. ix, 270 pp. Paper, $26.95. Nicole von Germeten Nicole von Germeten Oregon State University Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Hispanic American Historical Review (2021) 101 (1): 143–145. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182168-8796561 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Nicole von Germeten; Ethnopornography: Sexuality, Colonialism, and Archival Knowledge. Hispanic American Historical Review 1 February 2021; 101 (1): 143–145. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/00182168-8796561 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter Books & JournalsAll JournalsHispanic American Historical Review Search Advanced Search This highly engaging collection of essays, originating in conferences held in 2006 and 2007 at Duke University and the University of Wisconsin–Madison, respectively, defines ethnopornography as “the production of eroticized material regarding people deemed different from the people expected to digest (read/watch/listen to) any particular piece of research” (p. 4). At their best, the contributions honor the legacy of Neil Whitehead (1956–2012) by daringly foregrounding the writers' own personal involvement in the subjects of their studies, their own desires, and how these intersect with their scholarship—in other words, the scholars' own “ethnopornographic engagement” (p. 27). This is a brave approach that disrupts the original voyeuristic use of the term in an 1898 study of the sexuality of Australia's aboriginal peoples. Walter Roth invented this neologism to justify printing descriptions of genitalia and sexual positions. The distinction between “the general lay reader” and... Copyright © 2021 by Duke University Press2021 Issue Section: Longue Durée You do not currently have access to this content
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |