Anthropology

Kallestein: The Cut

Midwifery Today, 2009, issue 90 The Cut Kallestein LM EXTRACT I was just about to witness a young girl have her genitals cut off at the hand of her mother. Intentionally. With a razor blade. The government official, who should have prevented it from happening, smiled his semi-toothless smile at me, from outside the boma (homestead). TheContinue reading “Kallestein: The Cut”

Labia Minora Elongation and its implications on the health of women: A Systematic Review

Int J Sex Health. 2013. DOI:10.1080/19317611.2013.851139 Labia Minora Elongation and its implications on the health of women: A Systematic Review Martínez Pérez G, Tomás Aznar C, Bagnol B ABSTRACT Labia Minora Elongation is a female genital modification practice categorized among the types included in the fourth group of female genital mutilation. In this paper we display theContinue reading “Labia Minora Elongation and its implications on the health of women: A Systematic Review”

The female circumcision, anthropology and liberalism

Rev. colomb. antropol. vol.46 no.2 Bogotá July/Dec. 2010 The female circumcision, anthropology and liberalism (Article in Spanish) Londoño Sulkin, CD ABSTRACT A new comer to the anthropology of African peoples and to the study of female genital cutting, the author reacts to the speeches and writings of American and Sierra Leonean scholar Fuambai Ahmadu on these matters. Inspired by herContinue reading “The female circumcision, anthropology and liberalism”

Empowering girls in Sierra Leone: initiation into the Bondo society.

J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2010 Feb-Mar;31(2):172-3. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e3181d55a5d. Empowering girls in Sierra Leone: initiation into the Bondo society. Ahmadu FS. There is no abstract available This article can be purchased in this LINK

Labial Elongation in the Shona

The Central Africa Journal of Medicine. July 1969 15 (7):165-166 Labial Elongation in the Shona Williams J EXTRACT It is a common medical observation that most Shona women have elongated labia minora. Upon external vaginal examination these usually pre~ent as two contiguous bundles of gathered, shrIvelled, loose skin tissue. By including a labial measurement withContinue reading “Labial Elongation in the Shona”

Vaginal practices as women’s agency in sub-Saharan Africa: a synthesis of meaning and motivation through meta-ethnography.

Soc Sci Med. 2012 May;74(9):1311-23. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.11.032. Epub 2012 Jan 28. Vaginal practices as women’s agency in sub-Saharan Africa: a synthesis of meaning and motivation through meta-ethnography. Martin Hilber A, Kenter E, Redmond S, Merten S, Bagnol B, Low N, Garside R. University of Bern, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Finkenhubelweg 11, CH-3012 Bern,Continue reading “Vaginal practices as women’s agency in sub-Saharan Africa: a synthesis of meaning and motivation through meta-ethnography.”

The cultural context of the Sierra Leonean Mende woman as patient.

J Transcult Nurs. 2010 Jul;21(3):228-36. doi: 10.1177/1043659609358781. The cultural context of the Sierra Leonean Mende woman as patient. Kallon I, Dundes L. Department of Sociology, McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, MD 21157, USA. ABSTRACT This article provides a clinically pertinent overview of Sierra Leonean immigrants, a growing patient population that most health care workersContinue reading “The cultural context of the Sierra Leonean Mende woman as patient.”

Genitals and ethnicity: the politics of genital modifications

Reprod Health Matters. May 2010, 18(35):29-37. Genitals and ethnicity: the politics of genital modifications Johnsdotter S, Essen B ABSTRACT The discrepancy in societal attitudes toward female genital cosmetic surgery for European women and female genital cutting in primarily African girl children and women raises the following fundamental question. How can it be that extensive genitalmodifications, including reduction of labial and clitoral tissue, are consideredContinue reading “Genitals and ethnicity: the politics of genital modifications”

Female Circumcision and Genital Operations in Egypt and the Sudan: A Dilemma for Medical Anthropology

Med Anthropol Q. 1991 March; 5(1): 3-14. Female Circumcision and Genital Operations in Egypt and the Sudan: A Dilemma for Medical Anthropology Gordon D Essay W.H.R Rivers Prize. This article can be purchased in this LINK

The Female Circumcision Controversy: An Anthropological Perspective (review)

Harvard Human Rights Journal. August 2001;23(3):832-836. The Female Circumcision Controversy: An Anthropological Perspective (review) Carpenter RC In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:R. Charli Carpenter – The Female Circumcision Controversy: An Anthropological Perspective (review) – Human Rights Quarterly 23:3 Human Rights Quarterly 23.3 (2001) 832-836 BookContinue reading “The Female Circumcision Controversy: An Anthropological Perspective (review)”