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The Female Body in Post-colonies: "Female Genital Mutilation" in Southeast Asia and Africa

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19H04390
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 80030:Gender studies-related
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)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 宮地 歌織  佐賀大学, 芸術地域デザイン学部, 客員研究員 (40547999)
大形 里美  九州国際大学, 現代ビジネス学部, 教授 (30330955)
Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,960,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥5,590,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,290,000)
Keywords女性器切除 / FGM/C / ジェンダー / 女性の身体 / セクシュアリティ / ポスト植民地 / 東南アジア / アフリカ / FGM / FGC
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究の目的は東南アジアとアフリカにおける「女性器切除 (FGM)」実践の現状と人々の意識を調査することで、「FGM」をポスト植民地における女性の身体の支配に関する現代的な問題としてとらえなおすことである。近年「FGM」論は、女性の人権を擁護する「普遍主義」と現地の伝統を重視する「文化相対主義」の対立から抜け出られなくなっている。これに対して本研究は「FGM」をめぐる論争が「女性の身体への管理の増大」という共通の前提によって成り立っているのではないかと考え、この共通性を「FGM」におけるマイナー地域とみなされる東南アジアに焦点を当てつつ、アフリカにおける最新の研究との比較を通して明らかにする。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to reconsider FGM/C as a contemporary issue concerning the control of women's bodies and sexuality in post-colonies through a study of the current practice of "female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C)" and people's attitudes toward it. This study conducted qualitative and quantitative research in Southeast Asia, which is considered a minor area of FGM/C, and synthesized and compared it with the latest research in Africa. It turned out that Southeast Asia is positioned outside the African-centered international FGM/C discourse, and for them, FGM/C is a religious and unconscious practice that is embedded in their daily lives. On the other hand, the study showed that the local people explained the practice in terms of modern medicine, such as the concepts of sexuality and hygiene, which can be seen as a process of their incorporation into the international FGM/C issues, including the reconstruction of the female body through modern medicine.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的意義と社会的意義は以下の4点である。第一に本研究は、実施率の高さに関わらず研究蓄積のない東南アジアにおいて女性器切除の現地調査を行った。特にカンボジアとベトナムでは世界初の学術的調査を実施し、国際学会で成果報告をした。第二は、女性器切除問題における「人権」対「伝統」という対立の隘路を、近代医学における女性の身体管理という視点から再考することで超克しようとした点である。第三に、公衆衛生学、人類学、ジェンダー研究など異なる分野の専門家達との国際共同研究により研究を推進した。第四に、アフリカにおける女性器切除研究者との協働により、女性器切除研究の脱アフリカ中心主義を図った。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2023 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Annual Research Report
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (43 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (9 results) Journal Article (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Peer Reviewed: 5 results,  Open Access: 5 results) Presentation (22 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 11 results,  Invited: 3 results) Book (5 results) Funded Workshop (2 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus(マレーシア)

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Raja Park Institute(タイ)

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University Technology Sydney(オーストラリア)

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus(マレーシア)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Raja Park Institute(タイ)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University Technology Sydney(オーストラリア)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] RCSI&UCD Malaysia Campus(マレーシア)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] State Islamic University(インドネシア)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Nairobi(ケニア)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] The cultural meaning of ‘female genital mutilation’ in rural Malaysia: The female body and sexuality through the medical gaze2022

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

      Journal of Southeast Asian Studies

      Volume: 53 Issue: 4 Pages: 709-732

    • DOI

      10.1017/s002246342200087x

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] “Female Genital Mutilation” in Malaysia from the Viewpoint of Sexuality and the Female Body2020

    • Author(s)
      井口 由布、ラシド アブドゥル
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Southeast Asian Studies

      Volume: 57 Issue: 2 Pages: 166-189

    • DOI

      10.20495/tak.57.2_166

    • NAID

      130007792783

    • ISSN
      0563-8682, 2424-1377
    • Year and Date
      2020-01-31
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Medicalization of female genital cutting in Malaysia: A mixed methods study2020

    • Author(s)
      Abdul Rashid, Yufu Iguchi, Siti Nur Afiqah
    • Journal Title

      PLOS Medicine

      Volume: 17 Issue: 10 Pages: 1-22

    • DOI

      10.1371/journal.pmed.1003303

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [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
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] 「女性器切除」と言説の政治2019

    • Author(s)
      井口 由布、アブドゥル・ラシド
    • Journal Title

      年報カルチュラル・スタディーズ

      Volume: 7 Pages: 27-45

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] グローバルな女性器切除言説と認識されない現地実践:国家医療、文化、女性の身体2024

    • Author(s)
      井口由布
    • Organizer
      ポスト植民地における女性の身体:東南アジアの女性器切除から考える 東京外国語大学海外事情研究所 研究会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Female Body in Modern Medicine, Female Body in Traditional Society: Female Genital Cutting in Southeast Asia2024

    • Author(s)
      Yufu Iguchi
    • Organizer
      Ways forward towards the Abandonment of FGM/C, University of Technology Sydney
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Medicalization and transformation of FGM/C or female circumcision in Kenya2024

    • Author(s)
      Kaori Miyachi
    • Organizer
      Ways forward towards the Abandonment of FGM/C, University of Technology Sydney
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] グローバルな女性器切除言説と認識されない現地実践:国家医療、文化、女性の身体2024

    • Author(s)
      井口由布
    • Organizer
      ポスト植民地における女性の身体:東南アジアの女性器切除から考える 東京外国語大学海外事情研究所 研究会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Female Body in Modern Medicine, Female Body in Traditional Society: Female Genital Cutting in Southeast Asia2024

    • Author(s)
      Yufu Iguchi
    • Organizer
      Ways forward towards the Abandonment of FGM/C, Sydney University
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Medicalization and transformation of FGM/C or female circumcision in Kenya2024

    • Author(s)
      Kaori Miyachi
    • Organizer
      Ways forward towards the Abandonment of FGM/C, Sydney University
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 東南アジアにおける女性器切除:女性の身体とセクシュアリティ2023

    • Author(s)
      井口由布
    • Organizer
      現代アジアにおける生殖テクノロジーと養育、国立民族博物館
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report 2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Female Body in Modern Medicine, Female Body in Traditional Society: Female Genital Cutting in Southeast Asia(Asia Pacific Conference)2023

    • Author(s)
      Yufu Iguchi
    • Organizer
      Asia Pacific Conference 2023
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] An interdisciplinary approach to women’s bodies and self-determination on female genital “cutting”: The cases of female genital practices in Japan2023

    • Author(s)
      Kaori Miyachi
    • Organizer
      Asia Pacific Conference 2023
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Unrecognized practice or invented tradition? Female Genital Cutting in Southeast Asia2022

    • Author(s)
      Yufu Iguchi
    • Organizer
      20th Asia Pacific Conference
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Women’s Health and “Culture”: Female Genital Cutting in Australia2022

    • Author(s)
      Kaori Miyachi
    • Organizer
      20th Asia Pacific Conference
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The experience of “mark” and the traumatic memory of female genital mutilation/cutting2022

    • Author(s)
      Yufu Iguchi
    • Organizer
      The Asian Studies Conference Japan 2022 (ASCJ)
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Medicalization of Female Genital Cutting in Malaysia: Its Meaning toward the Medical Discourse on the Female Body2020

    • Author(s)
      Yufu Iguchi
    • Organizer
      18th Asia Pacific Conference
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Who has a right of decision making on her body? : Controversy between Female Circumcision (FC) and Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery (FGCS)2020

    • Author(s)
      Kaori Miyachi
    • Organizer
      18th Asia Pacific Conference
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [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
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 身体のポリティクスと「女性器切除」―マレーシアの事例から考える―2019

    • Author(s)
      井口由布
    • Organizer
      東南アジア学会 研究集会 九州地区特別例会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Cultural Meanings of the Female Body in Malaysia2019

    • Author(s)
      Yufu Iguchi
    • Organizer
      17th Asia Pacific Conference
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] インドネシアにおける女子割礼―リベラル派と保守派の間で―2019

    • Author(s)
      大形里美
    • Organizer
      東南アジア学会 研究集会 九州地区特別例会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] インドネシアにおける女子割礼:政策の変化と現状2019

    • Author(s)
      大形里美
    • Organizer
      日本インドネシア学会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Current state and the transformation of female circumcision in Indonesia2019

    • Author(s)
      Satomi Ohgata
    • Organizer
      17th Asia Pacific Conference
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Why anti-female genital mutilation/cutting activities are not changing people’s attitudes?: The case from western part of Kenya2019

    • Author(s)
      Kaori Miyachi
    • Organizer
      17th Asia Pacific Conference
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 変容する女子割礼/女性性器切除:ケニア西部の農村における事例より」2019

    • Author(s)
      宮地歌織
    • Organizer
      東南アジア学会 研究集会 九州地区特別例会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting2023

    • Author(s)
      Kyoko Nakamura, Kaori Miyachi, Yukio Miyawaki, Makiko Toda, Editors
    • Total Pages
      193
    • Publisher
      Springer
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Transformation and Continuation: FGC Among the Gusii People in Western Kenya2023

    • Author(s)
      Kaori Miyachi
    • Total Pages
      17
    • Publisher
      Springer
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Female Genital Cutting and the "Medical Gaze" in Southeast Asia2023

    • Author(s)
      Yufu Iguchi, Abdul Rashid, Siti Nur Afiqah
    • Total Pages
      14
    • Publisher
      Springer
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Female Genital Cutting in Asia: The Case of Malaysia2023

    • Author(s)
      Abdul Rashid, Yufu Iguchi, Siti Nur Afiqah
    • Total Pages
      27
    • Publisher
      Springer
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] グローバル・ディスコースと女性の身体2021

    • Author(s)
      宮脇 幸生、戸田 真紀子、中村 香子、宮地 歌織
    • Total Pages
      184
    • Publisher
      晃洋書房
    • ISBN
      9784771034785
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Funded Workshop] ポスト植民地における女性の身体 The Female Body in Post-colonies2024

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Funded Workshop] ポスト植民地における女性の身体 The Female Body in Post-colonies2024

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report

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