Dick Powis
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 199041 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Dick Powis |
| NOMBRES | Dick |
| APELLIDO | Powis |
| FIRMA | POWIS D |
| AFILIACIONES | University of South Florida |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0474-5750 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 7 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2017 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Making Sure She Eats Right
In Senegal, where pregnancy is "women's business," men's roles in prenatal and postpartum care are mediated by gendered expectations of what expectant fathers are allowed to know and do. Expectant fathers' roles map onto masculine expectations of the authoritative, sovereign head-of-household. Using the state-authored Handbook of Mother and Child Health , I argue that state surveillance is refracted through preexisting masculine prenatal care rol…
Over-looked Spaces
At the 2022 annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association in Seattle, WA, we organized a session called "Landscapes of Surveillance Care in Reproductive Health." This introduction to our special issue represents a sustained conversation among panelists and other scholars regarding the complicated ways that surveillance and care play upon each other in our own ethnographic research and what we might learn from them
Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Florida Doulas’ Perspectives on Their Role in Reducing Maternal Morbidity and Health Disparities
Handbooks and health interpreters
Our ethnographic insights challenge global health rhetoric that frames men as uninvolved in women and children's health and this study demonstrates that future interventions should take an asset-based approach to men's involvement. Senegalese men are uniquely positioned by gendered expectations to act as health interpreters for their pregnant partners. We conclude with specific, actionable recommendations for the Senegalese case
Non fi daffa métti
In Dakar, Senegal, skilled tradesmen must navigate boom‐and‐bust cycles of the economy—tempos disproportionately influenced by the Islamic calendar, foreign investment, and an individual’s access to social capital. Anticipating these cycles, drawing on community networks for support, and learning to weather the bad times can mean the difference between providing for your family and having your masculinity questioned. Both Dakar and its builders a…
Heartened by Iconoclasm
Handbooks and health interpreters
Our ethnographic insights challenge global health rhetoric that frames men as uninvolved in women and children's health and this study demonstrates that future interventions should take an asset-based approach to men's involvement. Senegalese men are uniquely positioned by gendered expectations to act as health interpreters for their pregnant partners. We conclude with specific, actionable recommendations for the Senegalese case
Heartened by Iconoclasm
Non fi daffa métti
In Dakar, Senegal, skilled tradesmen must navigate boom‐and‐bust cycles of the economy—tempos disproportionately influenced by the Islamic calendar, foreign investment, and an individual’s access to social capital. Anticipating these cycles, drawing on community networks for support, and learning to weather the bad times can mean the difference between providing for your family and having your masculinity questioned. Both Dakar and its builders a…
Heartened by Iconoclasm
Non fi daffa métti
In Dakar, Senegal, skilled tradesmen must navigate boom‐and‐bust cycles of the economy—tempos disproportionately influenced by the Islamic calendar, foreign investment, and an individual’s access to social capital. Anticipating these cycles, drawing on community networks for support, and learning to weather the bad times can mean the difference between providing for your family and having your masculinity questioned. Both Dakar and its builders a…
Handbooks and health interpreters
Our ethnographic insights challenge global health rhetoric that frames men as uninvolved in women and children's health and this study demonstrates that future interventions should take an asset-based approach to men's involvement. Senegalese men are uniquely positioned by gendered expectations to act as health interpreters for their pregnant partners. We conclude with specific, actionable recommendations for the Senegalese case
Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Florida Doulas’ Perspectives on Their Role in Reducing Maternal Morbidity and Health Disparities
Making Sure She Eats Right
In Senegal, where pregnancy is "women's business," men's roles in prenatal and postpartum care are mediated by gendered expectations of what expectant fathers are allowed to know and do. Expectant fathers' roles map onto masculine expectations of the authoritative, sovereign head-of-household. Using the state-authored Handbook of Mother and Child Health , I argue that state surveillance is refracted through preexisting masculine prenatal care rol…
Over-looked Spaces
At the 2022 annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association in Seattle, WA, we organized a session called "Landscapes of Surveillance Care in Reproductive Health." This introduction to our special issue represents a sustained conversation among panelists and other scholars regarding the complicated ways that surveillance and care play upon each other in our own ethnographic research and what we might learn from them
Sociology (6 obras) · Political science (5 obras) · Computer Science (3 obras) · Gender Studies (3 obras) · Gender Studies (3 obras) · Law (3 obras) · Law (3 obras) · Medicine (3 obras) · Health care (2 obras) · History (2 obras)