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Bodies in Doubt: An American History of Intersex by Reis, Elizabeth
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- Subject Area
- Science, Medical, History, Social Science
- Publication Name
- Bodies in Doubt : an American History of Intersex
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- Johns Hopkins University Press
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- Gender Studies, Social History, Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology, History
- Publication Year
- 2009
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- Hardcover
- Language
- English
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Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
0801891558
ISBN-13
9780801891557
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Publication Name
Bodies in Doubt : an American History of Intersex
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Gender Studies, Social History, Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology, History
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science, Medical, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
224 Pages
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Item Length
9 in
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
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2008-028739
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Scholarly & Professional
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Rc883.R45 2009
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College Graduate Student
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A thoughtful, engaging, and important addition to the growing body of scholarship that explores the interrelated histories of medicine, sex, and gender., Bodies in Doubt is the first work to present a comprehensive history of the ways that people and institutions have adjudicated the sex status of atypically sexed bodies in the United States. As such, it is a welcome addition to more contemporary studies of intersex and the history of sex/gender more broadly. Reis has meticulously researched a vast range of sources to discern instances in which physical bodies and/or inconsistently gendered behaviors have been the object of scrutiny, puzzlement, and often scorn. Reis' narrative is filled with rich detail and engaging questions that pull the reader along through an accessibly written monograph... One of the strengths of this work is that it presents such a wide range of cases that we can finally see that bodies, and social responses to bodies, really do vary not only across time and place, but even within any given context., Reis is an engaging writer... informative, engaging, and intersex supportive in tone. It might be most useful as a supplement in a university course on human sexuality or the psychology of gender. It is recommended to anyone interested in the sociological history of intersex, as one of the very few volumes on the subject., Bodies in Doubt undoubtedly deserves a prominent place in the growing body of literature on intersex history and politics. One of Reis's main achievements is that she places present-day intersex politics in the context of a long and complex cultural history. Moreover, her discussion sheds light on the American history of intersex before the 1950s, a period that has not yet received much critical attention... Reis has unearthed a wealth of new American case histories that not only make for interesting reading but also offer fresh insight into the cultural construction of intersex bodies. Bodies in Doubt is an excellent and highly engaging introduction to the medical and cultural history of intersex. In addition, by raising awareness of the multiple ways in which intersex relates to other markers of human experience such as sexuality, race, or class, Reis invites further investigation and opens up a set of questions that might well prove central to intersex studies in the future., An excellent book that treats its subject matter with care and respect, and which encourages critical thinking about the issues discussed., "In telling her story, Reis has also provided an excellent collection of illustrations. For scholars and medical students, this pleasantly written history provides an opportunity to view examples of these unusual problems." -- Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, 2010, Throughout Bodies in Doubt we can see how the understanding of intersex has reflected contemporary cultural concerns about sex, and abnormality., "Reis is an engaging writer... informative, engaging, and intersex supportive in tone. It might be most useful as a supplement in a university course on human sexuality or the psychology of gender. It is recommended to anyone interested in the sociological history of intersex, as one of the very few volumes on the subject." -- PsycCRITIQUES, Reis's study is useful precisely because of her broad brush--it promises to broaden early Americanists' conversations about sexuality and gender and could serve useful not only in courses on the history of sexuality, but in classes on medicine, gender, the history of bodies, and disability studies. Many important moments in intersex history receive more detailed attention elsewhere, but the author's goals of extending our thinking about intersex to an earlier era and linking often separate moments and issues are well realized in this engrossingly readable overview., In telling her story, Reis has also provided an excellent collection of illustrations. For scholars and medical students, this pleasantly written history provides an opportunity to view examples of these unusual problems., "An excellent book that treats its subject matter with care and respect, and which encourages critical thinking about the issues discussed." -- American Journal of Human Biology, Bodies in Doubt makes an important contribution to our understanding of early American cultural history. Reis's revelation of the ways that anxieties about perceived violations of sexual borders intersect with anxieties about racial 'mixing' should receive special attention... Reis's treatment of the overlapping medicalization of racial and sexual 'difference' also suggests the number of intersections with which one must reckon in telling the history of the medical management of atypical sex anatomies., In the end everyone would be well served by a society that accepts, not merely tolerates, ambiguity. Bodies in Doubt is a valuable, important book because it teaches this lesson well., "Bodies in doubt is a thoughtful contribution to the historical analysis of intersex in the US and provides valuable insights for contemporary debates on the ethics of modern medical management of intersex. This linkage makes it an important read for gender scholars, medical historians and health professionals alike." -- Medical History, Reis's study is useful precisely because of her broad brush-it promises to broaden early Americanists' conversations about sexuality and gender and could serve useful not only in courses on the history of sexuality, but in classes on medicine, gender, the history of bodies, and disability studies. Many important moments in intersex history receive more detailed attention elsewhere, but the author's goals of extending our thinking about intersex to an earlier era and linking often separate moments and issues are well realized in this engrossingly readable overview., "An Excellent History of Attitudes Towards Intersex Persons from the 18th Century Onward." -- Choice, "Offers much-needed voice to the much-silenced lives of intersex Americans... Reis captures their stories as told by a plethora of masculinist and authoritative treatises, including autopsies, legal records, and medical texts, and to a less extent autobiographies." -- Health and History, "Reis's study is useful precisely because of her broad brush -- it promises to broaden early Americanists' conversations about sexuality and gender and could serve useful not only in courses on the history of sexuality, but in classes on medicine, gender, the history of bodies, and disability studies. Many important moments in intersex history receive more detailed attention elsewhere, but the author's goals of extending our thinking about intersex to an earlier era and linking often separate moments and issues are well realized in this engrossingly readable overview." -- Bulletin of the History of Medicine, Offers much-needed voice to the much-silenced lives of intersex Americans... Reis captures their stories as told by a plethora of masculinist and authoritative treatises, including autopsies, legal records, and medical texts, and to a less extent autobiographies., Bodies in Doubt is a thoughtful contribution to the historical analysis of intersex in the US and provides valuable insights for contemporary debates on the ethics of modern medical management of intersex. This linkage makes it an important read for gender scholars, medical historians and health professionals alike.
Table of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction A Note about the Illustrations 1. Hermaphrodites, Monstrous Births, and Same-Sex Intimacy in Early America 2. From Monsters to Deceivers in the Early Nineteenth Century 3. The Conflation of Hermaphrodites and Sexual Perverts at the Turn of the Century 4. Cutting the Gordian Knot: Gonads, Marriage, and Surgery in the 1920s and 1930s 5. Psychology, John Money, and the Gender of Rearing in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s Epilogue: Divergence or Disorder? The Politics of Naming Intersex Notes Index
Copyright Date
2009
Dewey Decimal
362.196/69400973
Dewey Edition
22
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Yes
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