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IGUCHI Yufu
Department Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University College of Asia Pacific Studies Position Professor |
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| Language | Japanese |
| Publication Date | 2020/01/30 |
| Type | Research paper |
| Peer Review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | “Female Genital Mutilation” in Malaysia from the Viewpoint of Sexuality and the Female Body |
| Contribution Type | First author |
| Journal Type | Japan |
| Volume, Issue, Page | pp.166-189 |
| Total page number | 24 |
| Author and coauthor | ◎Yufu Iguchi
Abdul Rashid |
| Details | This study situates “female genital mutilation (FGM)” in Malaysia in the politics of the female body and sexuality in post-colonial societies. This paper argues how the discourses on “FGM” (either in favor or against) promote the domination of the female body and sexuality in Malaysia. This study shows that the medical scientific perspective was predominant in religious as well as academic discourses. This might indicate the medical control of sexuality and the female body through the construction of discourses concerning “FGM” in Malaysia. In contrast to the religious and academic discourses, rural people in Malaysia view “FGM” as an unconscious practice deeply embedded in their communities. They do not know about the existence of the practice in African countries. This shows that there is a huge gap between academic discourses and local discourses on “FGM” in Malaysia. |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.20495/tak.57.2_166 |
| URL for researchmap | https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/tak/57/2/57_166/_article/-char/ja/ |