Dina Bader
Biographic Data
| ID | 4269317 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dina Bader |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dina |
| FAMILY NAME | Bader |
| SIGNATURE | BADER D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lausanne |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5411-639X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Harms of the current global anti-FGM campaign
Traditional female genital practices, though long-standing in many cultures, have become the focus of an expansive global campaign against ‘female genital mutilation’ (FGM). In this article, we critically examine the harms produced by the anti-FGM discourse and policies, despite their grounding in human rights and health advocacy. We argue that a ubiquitous ‘standard tale’ obscures the diversity of practices, meanings and experiences among those …
Clinical, Ethical, and Legal Considerations Raised by Self-Reported Genital Mutilation Following Voluntary Cosmetic Labiaplasty
An increasing number of women are undergoing female genital cosmetic surgery (FGCS). Labiaplasty, the most commonly performed FGCS, consists of a surgical procedure to decrease the inner labia size so that no or less tissue protrudes beyond the outer labia. Anatomically, it is similar to female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) Type 2a. Thus, what are the differences and similarities between FGCS and FGM/C? Even though FGCS is not recommended by…
From the War on Terror to the Moral Crusade Against Female Genital Mutilation
This article investigates the recent flurry of state-level legislation regarding female genital mutilation (FGM), which occurred in the aftermath of the first federal criminal court case of FGM in 2017. Drawing on publicly available material, it shows how this court case, which involved a group of Muslims of Indian heritage, elicited a moral crusade against FGM, largely led by Republican lawmakers, and spurred a resurgence of anti-Muslim discours…
Response to Commentaries on “From the War on Terror to the Moral Crusade Against Female Genital Mutilation
The author responds to three commentaries on her essay "From the War on Terror to the Moral Crusade Against Female Genital Mutilation: Anti-Muslim Racism and Femonationalism in the United States," published in this symposium. The response addresses three main arguments, namely, the need for a specific ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), the multiplicity of actors involved in the anti-FGM movement, and the problematic way in which words and nu…
Ideological Boundary-Making
How can migrant organisations affiliated to anti-immigration political parties reconcile their party’s ideology with the representation of immigrants? Based on a website content analysis, this article investigates the representative claims of a migrant group affiliated to the Swiss People’s Party. Comparing them to the discourse of its left-wing counterpart, the findings show that the group sets ideological boundaries between immigrants, establis…
Médias, droit et panique morale
En 2008, un couple somalien, réfugié en Suisse, a été condamné pour la clitoridectomie de leur fille de deux ans. L’intervention avait été effectuée douze ans plus tôt par un médecin somalien dans l’appartement familial à Zurich. Les parents ont par la suite abandonné la pratique de l’excision, renonçant à la perpétuer sur leurs filles cadettes, et la mère a milité contre cette pratique lors de réunions de femmes somaliennes. Or, les médias ont o…
Femonationalism and populist politics
This article examines configurations of Swiss national identity that were generated in the course of the drafting of the 2012 Female Genital Mutilation Act, a new law that seeks to regulate practices of female genital modification (including female circumcision and genital cosmetic surgery). Our analysis of Swiss parliamentary debates on this legislative proposal between 2005 and 2011 shows that Swiss MPs came to depict female circumcision as a t…
Picturing female circumcision and female genital cosmetic surgery
This article investigates how both the similarities and differences between female circumcision and female genital cosmetic surgery are suggested through images. A visual framing analysis of 278 photographs, published in Swiss newspapers between 1983 and 2015, reveals that three major visual themes—procedure, instrument and people—can be found in both female circumcision and female genital cosmetic surgery, whereas a fourth one—protest—recurs onl…
Sara R. Farris
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When right-wing actors take sides with deportees. A typology of anti-deportation protests
Academic research on activism in migration issues has mainly focused on the actions of either left-wing or far-right activists. As a result, less homogeneous, more complex configurations of actors have been overlooked. This article addresses this gap by drawing attention to unusual alliances of right-wing and left-wing actors as co-partners in the group of key protagonists of anti-deportation protests. Drawing on 96 interviews with actors involve…
Nationalisme sexuel
Cet article examine les constructions de sens (frames) autour de l’excision et de la chirurgie esthétique génitale, par l’exemple de la nymphoplastie. L’analyse porte sur des entretiens menés auprès d’experts ayant une connaissance approfondie des pratiques de modification génitale en Suisse. Les résultats montrent que l’excision et la nymphoplastie sont placées dans un rapport de « miroir inversé », où la nymphoplastie est décrite par des caract…
Femonationalism and populist politics
This article examines configurations of Swiss national identity that were generated in the course of the drafting of the 2012 Female Genital Mutilation Act, a new law that seeks to regulate practices of female genital modification (including female circumcision and genital cosmetic surgery). Our analysis of Swiss parliamentary debates on this legislative proposal between 2005 and 2011 shows that Swiss MPs came to depict female circumcision as a t…
Picturing female circumcision and female genital cosmetic surgery
This article investigates how both the similarities and differences between female circumcision and female genital cosmetic surgery are suggested through images. A visual framing analysis of 278 photographs, published in Swiss newspapers between 1983 and 2015, reveals that three major visual themes—procedure, instrument and people—can be found in both female circumcision and female genital cosmetic surgery, whereas a fourth one—protest—recurs onl…
When right-wing actors take sides with deportees. A typology of anti-deportation protests
Academic research on activism in migration issues has mainly focused on the actions of either left-wing or far-right activists. As a result, less homogeneous, more complex configurations of actors have been overlooked. This article addresses this gap by drawing attention to unusual alliances of right-wing and left-wing actors as co-partners in the group of key protagonists of anti-deportation protests. Drawing on 96 interviews with actors involve…
From the War on Terror to the Moral Crusade Against Female Genital Mutilation
This article investigates the recent flurry of state-level legislation regarding female genital mutilation (FGM), which occurred in the aftermath of the first federal criminal court case of FGM in 2017. Drawing on publicly available material, it shows how this court case, which involved a group of Muslims of Indian heritage, elicited a moral crusade against FGM, largely led by Republican lawmakers, and spurred a resurgence of anti-Muslim discours…
Nationalisme sexuel
Cet article examine les constructions de sens (frames) autour de l’excision et de la chirurgie esthétique génitale, par l’exemple de la nymphoplastie. L’analyse porte sur des entretiens menés auprès d’experts ayant une connaissance approfondie des pratiques de modification génitale en Suisse. Les résultats montrent que l’excision et la nymphoplastie sont placées dans un rapport de « miroir inversé », où la nymphoplastie est décrite par des caract…
Sara R. Farris
est autorisée que dans les limites des conditions générales d'utilisation du site ou, le cas échéant, des conditions générales de la licence souscrite par votre établissement.Toute autre reproduction ou représentation, en tout ou partie, sous quelque forme et de quelque manière que ce soit, est interdite sauf accord préalable et écrit de l'éditeur, en dehors des cas prévus par la législation en vigueur en France.Il est précisé que son stockage da…
When right-wing actors take sides with deportees. A typology of anti-deportation protests
Academic research on activism in migration issues has mainly focused on the actions of either left-wing or far-right activists. As a result, less homogeneous, more complex configurations of actors have been overlooked. This article addresses this gap by drawing attention to unusual alliances of right-wing and left-wing actors as co-partners in the group of key protagonists of anti-deportation protests. Drawing on 96 interviews with actors involve…
Picturing female circumcision and female genital cosmetic surgery
This article investigates how both the similarities and differences between female circumcision and female genital cosmetic surgery are suggested through images. A visual framing analysis of 278 photographs, published in Swiss newspapers between 1983 and 2015, reveals that three major visual themes—procedure, instrument and people—can be found in both female circumcision and female genital cosmetic surgery, whereas a fourth one—protest—recurs onl…
Médias, droit et panique morale
En 2008, un couple somalien, réfugié en Suisse, a été condamné pour la clitoridectomie de leur fille de deux ans. L’intervention avait été effectuée douze ans plus tôt par un médecin somalien dans l’appartement familial à Zurich. Les parents ont par la suite abandonné la pratique de l’excision, renonçant à la perpétuer sur leurs filles cadettes, et la mère a milité contre cette pratique lors de réunions de femmes somaliennes. Or, les médias ont o…
Femonationalism and populist politics
This article examines configurations of Swiss national identity that were generated in the course of the drafting of the 2012 Female Genital Mutilation Act, a new law that seeks to regulate practices of female genital modification (including female circumcision and genital cosmetic surgery). Our analysis of Swiss parliamentary debates on this legislative proposal between 2005 and 2011 shows that Swiss MPs came to depict female circumcision as a t…
Ideological Boundary-Making
How can migrant organisations affiliated to anti-immigration political parties reconcile their party’s ideology with the representation of immigrants? Based on a website content analysis, this article investigates the representative claims of a migrant group affiliated to the Swiss People’s Party. Comparing them to the discourse of its left-wing counterpart, the findings show that the group sets ideological boundaries between immigrants, establis…
From the War on Terror to the Moral Crusade Against Female Genital Mutilation
This article investigates the recent flurry of state-level legislation regarding female genital mutilation (FGM), which occurred in the aftermath of the first federal criminal court case of FGM in 2017. Drawing on publicly available material, it shows how this court case, which involved a group of Muslims of Indian heritage, elicited a moral crusade against FGM, largely led by Republican lawmakers, and spurred a resurgence of anti-Muslim discours…
Response to Commentaries on “From the War on Terror to the Moral Crusade Against Female Genital Mutilation
The author responds to three commentaries on her essay "From the War on Terror to the Moral Crusade Against Female Genital Mutilation: Anti-Muslim Racism and Femonationalism in the United States," published in this symposium. The response addresses three main arguments, namely, the need for a specific ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), the multiplicity of actors involved in the anti-FGM movement, and the problematic way in which words and nu…
Harms of the current global anti-FGM campaign
Traditional female genital practices, though long-standing in many cultures, have become the focus of an expansive global campaign against ‘female genital mutilation’ (FGM). In this article, we critically examine the harms produced by the anti-FGM discourse and policies, despite their grounding in human rights and health advocacy. We argue that a ubiquitous ‘standard tale’ obscures the diversity of practices, meanings and experiences among those …
Clinical, Ethical, and Legal Considerations Raised by Self-Reported Genital Mutilation Following Voluntary Cosmetic Labiaplasty
An increasing number of women are undergoing female genital cosmetic surgery (FGCS). Labiaplasty, the most commonly performed FGCS, consists of a surgical procedure to decrease the inner labia size so that no or less tissue protrudes beyond the outer labia. Anatomically, it is similar to female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) Type 2a. Thus, what are the differences and similarities between FGCS and FGM/C? Even though FGCS is not recommended by…
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Female circumcision (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Gynecology (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (4 works) · Law (4 works)