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Arguing with Ethnography: The Films of Bob Quinn and Pierre Perrault
- Cinema Journal
- University of Texas Press
- 42, Number 2, Winter 2003
- pp. 101-124
- 10.1353/cj.2003.0006
- Article
- Additional Information
This article discusses the films of Pierre Perrault and Bob Quinn, which are engaged in a kind of discussion with ethnographic practice and nationalist discourse. Both filmmakers are fascinated by the experiences of those at the fringes of their nation-states, especially island and diasporic communities, favoring the exposition of ambiguity and hybridity over simplified understandings of national experiences.