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Sexuality and Nationalization: Politics of the Discourse from the Viewpoint of Female Genital Mutilation in Malaysia(Fostering Joint International Research)

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16KK0067
Research Category

Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
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)

Project Period (FY) 2017 – 2020
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥10,660,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,460,000)
Keywordsジェンダー / 女性器切除 / マレーシア / セクシュアリティ / 女性の身体 / 医療化 / イスラム / 国民 / 「女性器切除」 / 国民化
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research aims to clarify the relations between subject formation and sexuality in Malaysia by examining the practice of 'female genital mutilation (FGM)' in Malaysia’s urban and rural areas. The author conducted quantitative and qualitative research on ‘FGM’ with Professor Abdul Rashid (Public Health, RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus, former Penang Medical College). It was the first comprehensive research on the medicalization of 'FGM’ targeted at medical practitioners in Malaysia. The research revealed that Malaysian 'FGM', which had been an unconscious practice embedded in local daily lives, was re-situated in the state and global discourses through its medicalization.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究成果の学術的な意義は、世界的に著名な医学雑誌Plos Medicineにおいて共著論文“Medicalization of Female Genital Cutting in Malaysia: A Mixed Methods Study”を発表することで、マレーシアにおけるFGM研究の蓄積に貢献し、アフリカ中心のFGM研究に一石を投じることができたことである。社会的な意義としては、ワークショップ等を通して多分野の研究者と協働することができたこと、また研究者ではない臨床を行う国内外の医師や看護師に対して女性器切除の問題を伝えることができたことである。

Report

(2 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All 2020 2018

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

  • [Int'l Joint Research] ペナン・メディカル・カレッジ(マレーシア)2018

    • Year and Date
      2018-04-29
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [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
  • [Presentation] The medicalization of female genital cutting in Malaysia: Its meaning towards 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

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Published: 2017-03-15   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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