Wellness in Whiteness: Biomedicalization and the Promotion of Whiteness and Youth among Women
Author:   Amina Mire (Carleton University, Canada)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN:  

9780815377436


Pages:   110
Publication Date:   17 September 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Amina Mire (Carleton University, Canada)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780815377436


ISBN 10:   0815377436
Pages:   110
Publication Date:   17 September 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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1. Situating skin-whitening biotechnology 2. Pigmentation pathologies and regenerative whiteness 3. 'Face north and smile': biomedicalization of ageing and 'science-based' whiteness therapy 4. Racialising consumption: skin-whitening and the global look 5. Entrepreneurial innovation in skin-whitening biotechnology: ethical and social implications

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Amina Mire is Associate Professor in the department of sociology and anthropology at Carleton University, Canada. Her research interests are in the history of women and technology, STEM and gender, bioethics, medical anthropology, medical humanities, and the biomedicalization of ageing.

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