The Body Inside Out
Menstrual Management and Gynecological Practice in Brazil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18995874 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emilia Sanabria (0000-0002-5595-7905, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Analysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0155-977X • E-ISSN: 1558-5727 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/sa.2011.550105 |
| OpenAlex | W2334113607 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
Drawing on ethnographic work on menstruation and gynecological examinations and surgeries in Salvador, Brazil, this article explores the way that bodily boundaries are constituted through medical practices. Focusing on the re-enactment of the boundary between the inside and the outside of bodies, it analyzes that which is detached from bodies and, by falling away from them, contributes to their constitution. It then considers how the gynecological examination and vaginal plastic surgery can be used to speak of the problematic and contingent act of delimiting bodies from the inside out
Constitution · Ethnography · Gynecological Examination · Gynecology · Menstruation · Political science · Sociology · Anthropology · Engineering · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies · Gender Studies · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Law · Medicine
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,69 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2024 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |