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Author Archives: Anna Wilking

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March 28, 2016

Filming sex/gender: the ethics of (mis)representation

By Anna Wilking

As a visual anthropologist, I went to the field with the intent of making a documentary film about one of my informants, while also conducting ethnographic research with sex workers who worked on the streets of the historic district of Quito, Ecuador. Over the three years I ended up staying in the field, I spent time with 40 women. I …

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