Amina Mire

Wellness in Whiteness

Biomedicalization and the Promotion of Whiteness and Youth among Women. Sprache: Englisch.
gebunden , 110 Seiten
ISBN 0815377436
EAN 9780815377436
Veröffentlicht September 2019
Verlag/Hersteller Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
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This book analyses the social and ethical implications of the globalization of emerging skin-whitening and anti-ageing biotechnology, using an intersectional theoretical framework and a content analysis methodology drawn from cultural studies, the sociology of knowledge, the history of colonial medicine and critical race theory.

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Amina Mire is Associate Professor in the department of sociology and anthropology at Carleton University, Canada. Her research interests are in the history of women and technology, STEM and gender, bioethics, medical anthropology, medical humanities, and the biomedicalization of ageing.

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