Cosmetic Body Alteration and the Hymenoplasty Procedure - Softcover

Boras, Scott Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3836419696 ISBN 13: 9783836419697

Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K., 2007

Synopsis

Through the discourse of technological embodiment, scientific progress in medicine and technology have advanced to the point that the human body is no longer thought of as a fixed form void of fluidity and refashioning. Surgical body alterations, specifically the hymenoplasty procedure, are a means by which some women (re)instate the appearance of 'virginity.' Within a cultural framework of dominant and subservient groups, this phenomenon is constructed as a controversial practice that uses cosmetic surgery in order to circumvent potential 'honor-killings.' By understanding the unique interrelationships of doctors, patients, and publics, ensuing findings that emerge from this examination show that the hymenoplasty procedure is a discursive rhetorical function with far-reaching implications that are both empowering and disempowering for the patients who are having it done. This book is addressed to professionals within the medical community as well as rhetorical communication scholars and anthropologists who have special interests in the ethics and implications of cutting-edge and controversial medical practices.

About this title

About the Author:

Scott Daniel Boras is a 2005 graduate from the Department of Speech Communication graduate program at Miami University (Ohio). He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Human Communication at Arizona State University.

About this edition

• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 3836419696
• ISBN 13: 9783836419697
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 88