Reproduction of Power: A Critical Discourse Analysis on Female Circumcision
There is an adverse reaction to the practice of female circumcision in the West. This study investigates the adverse reaction to reveal the public discourse on female circumcision as one that is gendered. Using a critical discourse analysis, the study examines the body of Western discourses to expl...
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ndltd-uottawa.ca-oai-ruor.uottawa.ca-10393-199622018-01-05T19:00:55Z Reproduction of Power: A Critical Discourse Analysis on Female Circumcision Frissa, Merertu Mogga Ahmed, Rukhsana discourse on female circumcision female circumcision Western discourses on female circumcision There is an adverse reaction to the practice of female circumcision in the West. This study investigates the adverse reaction to reveal the public discourse on female circumcision as one that is gendered. Using a critical discourse analysis, the study examines the body of Western discourses to explore the reproduction of system of gender hierarchy in the discourse. Guided by a theoretical analysis of the ‘private’/’public' divide through which feminine and masculine power is enforced, the study exposes ways in which similar power relation is sustained in the body of Western discourses on female circumcision. The study applies a textual analysis inquiring the language use of the Fran Hosken report and policy statements originating from the United States, United Kingdome, and international organizations. Using various themes that emerged during the textual analysis, the study deconstructs the body of Western discourses on female circumcision and presents the construction of femininity and masculinity. The findings suggest the discursive application of control and power grounded in rationality, science, knowledge and ways of being. 2011-05-04T19:15:34Z 2011-05-04T19:15:34Z 2011 2011 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10393/19962 http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-4578 en Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa |
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There is an adverse reaction to the practice of female circumcision in the West. This study investigates the adverse reaction to reveal the public discourse on female circumcision as one that is gendered. Using a critical discourse analysis, the study examines the body of Western discourses to explore the reproduction of system of gender hierarchy in the discourse. Guided by a theoretical analysis of the ‘private’/’public' divide through which feminine and masculine power is enforced, the study exposes ways in which similar power relation is sustained in the body of Western discourses on female circumcision. The study applies a textual analysis inquiring the language use of the Fran Hosken report and policy statements originating from the United States, United Kingdome, and international organizations. Using various themes that emerged during the textual analysis, the study deconstructs the body of Western discourses on female circumcision and presents the construction of femininity and masculinity. The findings suggest the discursive application of control and power grounded in rationality, science, knowledge and ways of being. |
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Ahmed, Rukhsana |
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Reproduction of Power: A Critical Discourse Analysis on Female Circumcision |
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Reproduction of Power: A Critical Discourse Analysis on Female Circumcision |
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Reproduction of Power: A Critical Discourse Analysis on Female Circumcision |
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Reproduction of Power: A Critical Discourse Analysis on Female Circumcision |
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Reproduction of Power: A Critical Discourse Analysis on Female Circumcision |
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reproduction of power: a critical discourse analysis on female circumcision |
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Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa |
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