Definition: An ethnographically informed work made by members of ethnic communities that are the subjects of Western ethnography.
Examples: Documentary films made by the Navaho people about their silver work are examples of auto-ethnicity.
Auto-Ethnicity
By Jennifer Merin, About.com
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