[8-21] Defining the “feminist” health humanities: Theoretical perspectives from the field of women’s, gender, & sexuality studies
Presentation language：English
The presentation will identify how thinking with Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies perspectives alongside Health Humanities perspectives can open new avenues of inquiry and practice for each field. It will explore questions such as: How do we define “feminist” approaches to the health humanities? What methods and methodologies do scholars of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies employ when studying health-related issues? How do feminist scholars think about topics such as power, agency, the body, or identity in relation to health and cultural representation? By applying feminist analysis to examples from the arts, literature and memorial culture, I will demonstrate how the feminist health humanities represents an important, interdisciplinary and collaborative sub-field of inquiry. The point here is two-fold. First, to articulate how feminist health humanities perspectives deepen the engagement of feminist theory with important topics in the study and teaching of human health. Second, to shine a light on important opportunities as well as challenges for ongoing interdisciplinary, collaborative research-creation between the two fields. In addition to defining and outlining the parameters of this important sub-field of inquiry, the presentation will also identify avenues for future investigation and collaboration—within medical curriculum diversity training for example.