Amínata Maraesa
Biographic Data
| ID | 85832 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amínata Maraesa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amínata |
| FAMILY NAME | Maraesa |
| SIGNATURE | MARAESA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | New York University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Unfortunate Fetus
Additional informationNotes on contributorsAmínata MaraesaAmínata Maraesa received her Ph.D. in Anthropology from New York University in 2009. She is a cultural anthropologist specializing in the study of health and medicine, reproduction, globalization, and the Caribbean. She has pursued research in Belize and the U.S. Aminata is currently a visiting associate professor at Hunter College, City University of New York.Lauren FordyceLauren Fordyce …
Risk, Reproduction, and Narratives of Experience
Saving face, losing life
References to obeah pregnancy are widespread in southern Belize, where the belief in supernatural forces combines with Catholic teaching to create a conservative reproductive climate in which illegitimate pregnancy, reproductive misfortunes and maternal death are located in a discourse of shame. Obeah pregnancy is said to result when spiritual forces are unleashed through malicious human intent, causing bodily changes that resemble pregnancy. Dea…
Four Works on the African Diaspora
Crossing Boundaries: Comparative History of Black People in Diaspora. Darlene Clark Hine and Jacqueline McLeod (eds.). Bloomington, IN, and London, UK: Indiana University Press, 1999. xxv+ 491 pp. (Cloth US$29.95) The African Diaspora: African Origins and New World Identities. Isidore Okpewho. Carole Boyce Davies. and Ali A. Mazrui (eds.). Bloomington, IN, and London, UK: Indiana University Press, 1999. xxviii. 566 pp. (Cloth USS59.95) Globalizat…
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Four Works on the African Diaspora
Crossing Boundaries: Comparative History of Black People in Diaspora. Darlene Clark Hine and Jacqueline McLeod (eds.). Bloomington, IN, and London, UK: Indiana University Press, 1999. xxv+ 491 pp. (Cloth US$29.95) The African Diaspora: African Origins and New World Identities. Isidore Okpewho. Carole Boyce Davies. and Ali A. Mazrui (eds.). Bloomington, IN, and London, UK: Indiana University Press, 1999. xxviii. 566 pp. (Cloth USS59.95) Globalizat…
Saving face, losing life
References to obeah pregnancy are widespread in southern Belize, where the belief in supernatural forces combines with Catholic teaching to create a conservative reproductive climate in which illegitimate pregnancy, reproductive misfortunes and maternal death are located in a discourse of shame. Obeah pregnancy is said to result when spiritual forces are unleashed through malicious human intent, causing bodily changes that resemble pregnancy. Dea…
Risk, Reproduction, and Narratives of Experience
The Unfortunate Fetus
Additional informationNotes on contributorsAmínata MaraesaAmínata Maraesa received her Ph.D. in Anthropology from New York University in 2009. She is a cultural anthropologist specializing in the study of health and medicine, reproduction, globalization, and the Caribbean. She has pursued research in Belize and the U.S. Aminata is currently a visiting associate professor at Hunter College, City University of New York.Lauren FordyceLauren Fordyce …
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