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Sexuality and Nationalization: Politics of Discourse surrounding Female Genital Mutilation in Malaysia

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K01936
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Gender
Research InstitutionRitsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Principal Investigator

Iguchi Yufu  立命館アジア太平洋大学, アジア太平洋学部, 教授 (80412815)

Research Collaborator Rashid Abdul  RCSI&UCDマレーシア・キャンパス, 公衆衛生学部, 教授
Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords「女性器切除」 / ジェンダー / 女性の身体 / セクシュアリティ / 国民化 / イスラム / 医学 / マレーシア / 女性器切除 / 国民 / 医療 / 言説 / 身体
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to consider the issue of "female genital mutilation (FGM)" as a contemporary problem related to the control of women's sexuality and bodies and to situate it in the process of national subject formation (nationalization) by examining the current situation of "FGM" in Malaysia. The survey conducted in the rural areas of Northern Malaysia showed that, for villagers the practice of "FGM" was an unconscious practice that was embedded in their daily lives. However, the practice of Malaysia became an issue in Malaysia since 2018 when the international community started to problematize it. In this sense, the issue of Malaysian "FGM" might be in the process of articulation with the global discourse of "FGM" in terms of the modern medical reconstruction of the female body.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的意義、社会的意義は以下の4点である。第一に、本研究は国際的にも着目されてこなかったマレーシアにおける「FGM」問題に焦点を当て、現地調査を行ったことである。第二に、「FGM」問題における「人権擁護」対「伝統保護」という対立の隘路を、近代医学における女性の身体の管理という視点から再考することで超克しようとしたことである。第三は、公衆衛生学の専門家であるマレーシアにおける研究協力者と共同して調査研究を行ったことである。第四に、アフリカにおける「FGM」研究をしている人類学、歴史学、政治学などの研究者との協働により、「FGM」研究の脱アフリカ中心化を図ったことである。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (1 results) Journal Article (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Penang Medical College(マレーシア)

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Female genital cutting in Malaysia: a mixed-methods study2019

    • Author(s)
      Abdul Rashid、Yufu Iguchi
    • Journal Title

      BMJ Open

      Volume: 9 Issue: 4 Pages: e025078-e025078

    • DOI

      10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025078

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] 「女性器切除」と言説の政治ー 近代医学的まなざしの自明性を問い直すー2019

    • Author(s)
      井口由布、Abdul Rashid
    • Journal Title

      年報カルチュラル・スタディーズ

      Volume: 7

    • NAID

      130007731749

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Anatomical Gaze, Lack of Integrity, Bodily Inscription: Representations on “Female Genital Mutilation” in Malaysia2019

    • Author(s)
      Yufu Iguchi
    • Organizer
      AAS in Asia
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] “The Practices of “Female Genital Mutilation” in Southeast Asia: Relativizing the Africa- Centric Discourses”2018

    • Author(s)
      Yufu Iguchi
    • Organizer
      16th Asia Pacific Conference
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 女性の身体という問題から考えるマレーシアにおける「女性器切除」問題2018

    • Author(s)
      井口由布
    • Organizer
      大阪府立大学 女性学研究センター 国際ワークショップ
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] マレーシアにおける「女性器切除」2018

    • Author(s)
      井口由布
    • Organizer
      日本マレーシア学会関東地区研究会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Female Body and Sexuality in Postcolonial Malaysia: People’s Views toward “Female Genital Mutilation” in Malaysia2017

    • Author(s)
      Yufu Iguchi
    • Organizer
      15th Asia Pacific Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Changing Views Toward Female Body in Modernization and Globalization: A Case of the Practice of "FGM" in Northern Malaysia Based on Interviews to Midwives2016

    • Author(s)
      井口由布
    • Organizer
      14th Asia Pacific Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
    • Year and Date
      2016-11-05
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 国民化とセクシュアリティ:マレーシアにおける「女性器切除」2016

    • Author(s)
      井口由布
    • Organizer
      同志社大学 グローバル・スタディーズ研究科 冨山一郎研究室「火曜会」
    • Place of Presentation
      同志社大学
    • Year and Date
      2016-05-11
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] マレーシアにおけるセクシュアリティと身体の政治: 女性器切除FGMの現状2015

    • Author(s)
      井口由布
    • Organizer
      13th Asia Pacific Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      立命館アジア太平洋大学(大分県別府市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-08
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] マレーシアにおける国民的「主体」形成2018

    • Author(s)
      井口 由布
    • Total Pages
      368
    • Publisher
      彩流社
    • ISBN
      9784779124914
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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