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Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery

Deviance, Desire and the Pursuit of Perfection
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Examining the fascinating history of female genital cosmetic surgery, Camille Nurka traces the origins of contemporary ideas of genital normality. Over the past twenty years, Western women have become increasingly worried about the aesthetic appearance of their labia minora and are turning to cosmetic surgery to achieve the ideal vulva: a clean slit with no visible protrusion of the inner lips. Long labia minora are described by medical experts as ‘hypertrophied,’ a term that implies deformity and the atypical. But how far back does the diagnosis of labial hypertrophy go, and where did it originate? Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery tells the story of the female genitalia from the alien world of ancient Greek gynaecology to the colonial period of exploration and exploitation up to the present day. Bringing together historical, medical, and theoretical documentation and commentary, Nurka uncovers a long tradition of pathologizing female anatomy, a history sure to be of interest to any reader who wishes to know more about how medicine shapes our commonly held ideals.  

Author Biography:

Camille Nurka, PhD, is a gender studies scholar living and working in Australia. She has taught as a sessional lecturer and tutor at a number of Australian universities and published widely on the politics of sexed embodiment. She is also a professional freelance copyeditor for academics in the humanities and social sciences.
Release date Australia
September 11th, 2018
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Pages
268
Edition
1st ed. 2019
Audiences
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
  • Professional & Vocational
Illustrations
13 Illustrations, color; 14 Illustrations, black and white; XVI, 268 p. 27 illus., 13 illus. in color.
ISBN-13
9783319964898
Product ID
28228001

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