Her books have sold tens of millions of copies, and in the 70s and 80s she strode widely across the cultural landscape of everything from talk shows to college tours.  As Nicole Newnham (Oscar-nominated for “Crip Camp”) demonstrates in “The Disappearance of Shere Hite,” Hite’s persona was highly constructed, and nearly cinematic in its vision and specificity.  But Newnham also makes a strong case for Hite as a pioneer in sexual research, one who revolutionized the way  data was gathered and was deeply dedicated to finding the widest range of subjects as possible–racially & ethnically, as well as in terms of gender and sexual identity.  Newnham’s cinematic approach adeptly both mirrors and challenges her complex subject.  

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