Cosmetic Body Alteration and the Hymenoplasty Procedure
The Intersection of Culture, Technological Embodiment, and the 'Plastic Body'
(Sprache: Englisch)
Through the discourse of technological embodiment, scientific progress in medicine and technology have advanced to the point that the human body is no longer thought of as a fixed form void of fluidity and refashioning. Surgical body alterations,...
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Through the discourse of technological embodiment, scientific progress in medicine and technology have advanced to the point that the human body is no longer thought of as a fixed form void of fluidity and refashioning. Surgical body alterations, specifically the hymenoplasty procedure, are a means by which some women (re)instate the appearance of "virginity." Within a cultural framework of dominant and subservient groups, this phenomenon is constructed as a controversial practice that uses cosmetic surgery in order to
circumvent potential "honor-killings." By understanding the unique interrelationships of doctors, patients, and publics, ensuing findings that emerge from this examination show that the hymenoplasty procedure is a discursive rhetorical function with farreaching implications that are both empowering and disempowering for the patients who are having it done. This book is addressed to professionals within the medical community as well as rhetorical
communication scholars and anthropologists who have special interests in the ethics and implications of cutting-edge and controversial medical practices.
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Through the discourse of technological embodiment, scientific progress in medicine and technology have advanced to the point that the human body is no longer thought of as a fixed form void of fluidity and refashioning. Surgical body alterations, specifically the hymenoplasty procedure, are a means by which some women (re)instate the appearance of "virginity." Within a cultural framework of dominant and subservient groups, this phenomenon is constructed as a controversial practice that uses cosmetic surgery in order tocircumvent potential "honor-killings." By understanding the unique interrelationships of doctors, patients, and publics, ensuing findings that emerge from this examination show that the hymenoplasty procedure is a discursive rhetorical function with farreaching implications that are both empowering and disempowering for the patients who are having it done. This book is addressed to professionals within the medical community as well as rhetorical
communication scholars and anthropologists who have special interests in the ethics and implications of cutting-edge and controversial medical practices.
Autoren-Porträt von Scott Boras
is a 2005 graduate from the Department ofSpeech Communication graduate program atMiami University (Ohio). He is currently pursuing aPh.D. in Human Communication at Arizona StateUniversity.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Scott Boras
- 2007, 88 Seiten, Maße: 17 x 24 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
- ISBN-10: 3836419696
- ISBN-13: 9783836419697
Sprache:
Englisch
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