times, however, ‘he would distance himself, especially when he knew that women were watching him and me to see how we acted as a couple’ (p. 45). But this decision to protect her own privacy seemed not to be reciprocal, given the nature of the research interest. Spronk also used part of her own background strategically: ‘At the appropriate moment I also let them know about my previous relationship with a Kenyan man. This always triggered a new and more engaging stage in our relationship’ (p. 46). I must confess that I reacted with mixed feelings to these disclosures. Since the study was originally published in 2012, I am therefore keen to learn if it has been shared with the ten women and men who willingly interacted and what their feedback has been. Are there any lessons to be shared? And last but not least: why are Western scholars studying sexuality in Africa by Africans? What is the purpose of, and who benefits from, the knowledge created?

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作者的回应

然而，有时“他会与自己保持距离，尤其是当他知道女人正在看着他和我看我们如何作为夫妻行事时”（第 45 页）。但考虑到研究兴趣的性质，这个保护她自己隐私的决定似乎不是对等的。Spronk 还战略性地使用了她自己的部分背​​景：“在适当的时候，我还让他们知道我之前与一名肯尼亚男子的关系。这总是在我们的关系中触发一个新的、更具吸引力的阶段”（第 46 页）。我必须承认，我对这些披露的反应很复杂。由于这项研究最初于 2012 年发表，因此我很想知道它是否已与愿意互动的十位女性和男性分享以及他们的反馈是什么。有什么经验可以分享吗？最后但并非最不重要：为什么西方学者要研究非洲人在非洲的性行为？所创造的知识的目的是什么，谁会从中受益？