Federica Manfredi
Biographic Data
| ID | 1199253 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Federica Manfredi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Federica |
| FAMILY NAME | Manfredi |
| SIGNATURE | MANFREDI F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6981-8367 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Inside or Outside Vulvas
This paper reflects on the methodological and political implications of conducting ethnographic research on vulvar pain as a pain-free, heterosexual woman, mother and medical anthropologist. Based on a qualitative study in Italy, it explores how reflexivity, privilege, and parenting intersect with the research process, shaping not only interactions with participants, but also the design of educational workshops and public engagement projects. By …
Thinking the Self through Hooks, Needles, and Scalpels
Body modifications such as tattoo, scarification and body suspension represent not only aesthetic interventions, they can also be social practices with which to challenge and transcend the body's limits, operating on the perception of wellbeing and moulding specific forms of self. In this Research Article, based on research on body suspension in Europe, I aim to analyse body modifications as a means to voluntarily intervene in human perceptive ab…
Para além das entrevistas logocêntricas
Introdução Nas últimas décadas, muitos antropólogos começaram a refletir e a experimentar uma dimensão etnográfica caracterizada por sinergias entre etnografia e arte. Os debates contemporâneos têm vindo a interessar-se pelas várias posições dos investigadores (simultaneamente etnógrafos, artistas, curadores ou outros), tendo em vista implicações sensoriais e emocionais para a prática em campo e como apresentar os resultados da pesquisa através d…
In between Birth and Death, Past and Future, the Self and the Others
European society has been described more than once as poor in shared rites of passage. The manipulation of skin seems to be an increasingly popular solution to fulfil perceived cultural gaps. Can contemporary tattoos be interpreted as tools of commemorating life events, especially in the occasion of births and deaths? This article analyses meanings associated with tattoos collected during two ethnographies in central Italy. Based on qualitative i…
In between Birth and Death, Past and Future, the Self and the Others
European society has been described more than once as poor in shared rites of passage. The manipulation of skin seems to be an increasingly popular solution to fulfil perceived cultural gaps. Can contemporary tattoos be interpreted as tools of commemorating life events, especially in the occasion of births and deaths? This article analyses meanings associated with tattoos collected during two ethnographies in central Italy. Based on qualitative i…
Para além das entrevistas logocêntricas
Introdução Nas últimas décadas, muitos antropólogos começaram a refletir e a experimentar uma dimensão etnográfica caracterizada por sinergias entre etnografia e arte. Os debates contemporâneos têm vindo a interessar-se pelas várias posições dos investigadores (simultaneamente etnógrafos, artistas, curadores ou outros), tendo em vista implicações sensoriais e emocionais para a prática em campo e como apresentar os resultados da pesquisa através d…
In between Birth and Death, Past and Future, the Self and the Others
European society has been described more than once as poor in shared rites of passage. The manipulation of skin seems to be an increasingly popular solution to fulfil perceived cultural gaps. Can contemporary tattoos be interpreted as tools of commemorating life events, especially in the occasion of births and deaths? This article analyses meanings associated with tattoos collected during two ethnographies in central Italy. Based on qualitative i…
Thinking the Self through Hooks, Needles, and Scalpels
Body modifications such as tattoo, scarification and body suspension represent not only aesthetic interventions, they can also be social practices with which to challenge and transcend the body's limits, operating on the perception of wellbeing and moulding specific forms of self. In this Research Article, based on research on body suspension in Europe, I aim to analyse body modifications as a means to voluntarily intervene in human perceptive ab…
Inside or Outside Vulvas
This paper reflects on the methodological and political implications of conducting ethnographic research on vulvar pain as a pain-free, heterosexual woman, mother and medical anthropologist. Based on a qualitative study in Italy, it explores how reflexivity, privilege, and parenting intersect with the research process, shaping not only interactions with participants, but also the design of educational workshops and public engagement projects. By …
Art (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Tattoo and Body Piercing Complications (2 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work)