"Representation and Authority in Ethnographic Film/Video: Production" by Jeff Todd Titon
Titon begins this article by addressing the problems of representing another culture's music. He argues that an ethnographer always ends up dominating her ethnography. He writes that there are very definitely inherent problems in representing another culture through video and film, even though they may appear deceptively like "something that 'really happened.'" He points out that the informants' authentic voices do not really appear but are instead presented as the director chooses. He ends by discussion how ethnographic filmmakers can "diffuse" their own authority and make ethically acceptable documentaries.
Discussion Question: This article was from a section of Ethnomusicology called "Call & Response." What responses do you think this call paper generated?
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