Abstract
Este dossiê foca nas formas como rituais e práticas de cuidado do ciclo menstrual estão sendo transformadas com a biomedicalização da saúde reprodutiva, migração urbana e educação do Estado. Perguntamos como essas mudanças estão sendo experienciadas pelas próprias pessoas que menstruam e como estão sendo debatidas nas comunidades ameríndias, moldando o futuro da menstruação. O Dossiê reúne antropólogas sociais indígenas e não indígenas, cujas obras são discutidas em relação aos seguintes temas: menstruação e supressão menstrual como fronteira de contestação no feminismo contemporâneo; o poder ou perigo do sangue; a menstruação como mediadora das relações entre humanos e ‘outros’; e transmissão de conhecimentos de gênero e intergeracional. Consideramos implicações das mudanças das práticas de reclusão e contenção menstrual que geram novos riscos e oportunidades para pessoas que menstruam na Amazônia e alhures.
This Dossier focuses on the ways menstrual cycle rituals and care practices are being adapted with the biomedicalization of reproductive health, urban migration, and State education. We ask how these changes are being experienced by menstruators themselves and how they are being debated in Amerindian communities, shaping the future of menstruation. The Dossier brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous social anthropologists whose works are discussed in relation to the following themes: menstruation and menstrual suppression as a frontier of contestation in contemporary feminism; the power or danger of blood; menstruation as a mediator of relations between humans and ‘others’; and gendered, intergenerational knowledge transmission. We consider the implications of changing menstrual seclusion and containment practices that imply new risks and opportunities for menstruators in Amazonia and elsewhere.
This Dossier focuses on the ways menstrual cycle rituals and care practices are being adapted with the biomedicalization of reproductive health, urban migration, and State education. We ask how these changes are being experienced by menstruators themselves and how they are being debated in Amerindian communities, shaping the future of menstruation. The Dossier brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous social anthropologists whose works are discussed in relation to the following themes: menstruation and menstrual suppression as a frontier of contestation in contemporary feminism; the power or danger of blood; menstruation as a mediator of relations between humans and ‘others’; and gendered, intergenerational knowledge transmission. We consider the implications of changing menstrual seclusion and containment practices that imply new risks and opportunities for menstruators in Amazonia and elsewhere.
Translated title of the contribution | Body and Menstruation in the Indigenous Amazonia: a synthesis |
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Original language | Portuguese |
Journal | Revista Estudos Feministas |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 17 Nov 2023 |