| dc.rights.license | In Copyright | en_US |
| dc.creator | Chung, Stephanie R. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-04-17T11:16:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-04-17T11:16:10Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2018 | |
| dc.identifier | WLURG38_Chung_POV_2018 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11021/33951 | |
| dc.description | Capstone; [FULL-TEXT FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE] | en_US |
| dc.description | Stephanie R. Chung is a member of the Class of 2018 of Washington and Lee University. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | In this paper, I use Sen and Nussbaum's capabilities approach to examine the global female genital cutting debate. In doing so, I explore how and why African feminists protest the intrusion of Western feminism into this issue and the conflicting “facts” in this debate. I find that women who support FGC and those who oppose FGC are using the same capabilities to understand FGC but interpret these capabilities in different ways. Finally, I explore what this analysis can tell us about the dangers of universalizing Western philosophy to African contexts. | en_US |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | Stephanie Chung | |
| dc.format.extent | 45 pages | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.rights | This material is made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en_US |
| dc.subject.other | Washington and Lee University -- Capstone in Shepherd Program for the Interdisciplinary Study of Poverty and Human Capability | en_US |
| dc.title | Not All African Women Want to be Saved: Examining Colonialism and Cultural Relativism in the Female Genital Cutting Discourse Using the Capabilities Approach | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | en_US |
| dcterms.isPartOf | RG38 - Student Papers | |
| dc.rights.holder | Chung, Stephanie R. | |
| dc.subject.fast | Capabilities approach (Social sciences) | en_US |
| dc.subject.fast | Female circumcision | en_US |
| dc.subject.fast | Feminist theory | en_US |
| dc.subject.fast | Cultural relativism | en_US |
| dc.subject.fast | Africa | en_US |
| local.department | Shepherd Poverty Program | en_US |
| local.scholarshiptype | Capstone | en_US |
