10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLITORIDECTOMY»
Discover the use of
clitoridectomy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
clitoridectomy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion: L-Z
The four proceduresare differentiated (Roald, 2001)as 1. Circumcision; the
removal of the prepuce or hood of the clitoris. 2. Clitoridectomy; the removal of
the clitoris. 3. Excision; the removal of the clitoris and of all or part of the labia
minora. 4.
David A. Leeming, Kathryn Madden, Stanton Marlan, 2010
2
(Per)versions of Love and Hate
How can one explain the fact that today in the same district of New York one finds
youngsters who decorate their skin with body piercing, artists who use body
mutilation as a form of art and African immigrants who practice clitoridectomy?
3
Female "circumcision" in Africa: Culture, Controversy, and ...
Among the Hausa women (n = 226), most of whom read up to secondary school
level and are all Muslims, genital cutting is still widely practiced (Table 5.2). The
type of genital cutting found in this group is mainly clitoridectomy (51 percent).
Bettina Shell-Duncan, Ylva Hernlund, 2000
4
Sexualities in Victorian Britain
Ornella Moscucci bates over the continuing practice of clitoridectomy in Africa, for
example, have prompted comments about the "mutilating" consequences of male
circumcision, revealing a perceived analogy between circumcision and ...
Andrew H. Miller, James Eli Adams, 1996
5
Sexual Mutilations: A Human Tragedy
One of the very first reports of therapeutic clitoridectomy was published in the San
Francisco Medical Press in 1 862. An abstract of the report read: Dr. E. S. Cooper,
Editor of the San Francisco Medical Press, relates two cases of removal by the ...
George C. Denniston, Marilyn Fayre Milos, 1997
6
Genital Cutting and Transnational Sisterhood: Disputing U.S. ...
Clitoridectomy or excision of the clitoris, the other form of female genital cutting
that is widely practiced, varies according to the portion of the clitoris removed and
whether or not the labia majora or minora are also removed.9 There is, as well, ...
Stanlie Myrise James, Claire C. Robertson, 2002
7
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Invoking the practice of clitoridectomy in certain parts of Sudan, Spivak questions
the Eurocentric assumption that clitoridectomy is exclusively a ritual imposed on '
Third World' women 'in remote and primitive societies' (Spivak 1987: 151).
8
Testosterone Dreams: Rejuvenation, Aphrodisia, Doping
6z Clitoridectomy Moscucci writes: During the 1850s, however, both the removal
of the hood of the clitoris and the more radical form of clitoridectomy, involving the
excision of the clitoris and labia, were occasionally suggested by medical ...
John Milton Hoberman, 2005
9
The Origin of the World: Science and Fiction of the Vagina
chapter. nine. Clitoridectomy. The October 1998 issue of Viva, a women's
magazine mainly for younger readers, carried a brief interview with the Somali
actress and writer Yasmine Alias, who now lives in the Netherlands. In Somalia
she was ...
10
Beyond the Body Proper: Reading the Anthropology of Material ...
In leaving aside the opinions and activities of both Kikuyu and British women,
however, such a focus could imply— wrongly— that the campaign against
clitoridectomy failed because of masculine opposition alone. For nationalism is
not only a ...
Margaret M. Lock, Judith Farquhar, 2007
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLITORIDECTOMY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
clitoridectomy is used in the context of the following news items.
British government launched an App to educate people about FGM
Type one is Clitoridectomy or the removal of the clitoris. Type two is known as Excision or the removal of the labia minora, clitoris and with or ... «Times Gazette, Jul 15»
Waris Dirie: the supermodel giving FGM victims their sexuality back
By “sunna”, Lolkoki means she had a clitoridectomy, rather than full infibulation. “That meant it was easier to revive [sexual function],” she adds. «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
What is FGM?
Clitoridectomy: partial or total removal of the clitoris. 2. Excision: removing part or all of the clitoris and the inner labia (lips that surround the ... «Birmingham Mail, Jun 15»
FGM, Major contributor to Maternal Mortality
They are: Type 1, called Clitoridectomy. It is the partial or total removal of the clitoris and, in very rare cases, only the prepuce, the fold of skin ... «The Tide, Jun 15»
Masking the truth at the BMA
... relatively uncontroversial words: "The initiation includes the operation of clitoridectomy, an operation that is an important part of this transition, ... «Baltimore Sun, May 15»
Female genital mutilation curse of our society
In addition to clitoridectomy, the reduced labia majora are sewn together, leaving a trivial opening. After the operation, the girl's legs are bound ... «New Business Ethiopia, May 15»
Likud MK Calls to Revive, Complete Ethiopian Aliyah
... ritual distinction between meat and milk, women circumcised their boys - but omitting the vital splitting of the per'iah, practiced clitoridectomy, ... «Arutz Sheva, Apr 15»
The rise and fall of FGM in Victorian London
Yet in 1860s London, one form of FGM – clitoridectomy, the surgical removal of the clitoris – briefly became an acceptable treatment for a wide ... «The Conversation UK, Mar 15»
FGM Eradication: Raising Awareness is the Solution
Therefore, these questions arise, how are clitoridectomy and infibulations different from trimming eyebrows? Which one is more agonizing that ... «somalicurrent, Mar 15»
Full Pundit: A terror-based election campaign? No thanks
... for example, and there are many levels of reasonableness between wearing a bag over your head and ritual clitoridectomy. We don't trust the ... «National Post, Feb 15»
