n 1964, Bruno Nettl articulated a widespread assumption regarding objectivity in ethnomusicological field research. He indicated that most ethnomusicologists were engaged in research among people whose cultural background differed from their own. It was assumed that this outsider status provided the personal detachment necessary to produce an objective study. Summarizing this position, Nettl states:
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