“Let's do the full groin and perianal?”

the ambivalent strength of feminine spaces

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  • Myriam Bahaffou Universidade de Ottawa (IEF)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9771/peri.v2i20.57582

Abstract

In this article, a chapter translated from a book by French philosopher and eco-feminist activist Myriam Bahaffou, the author explores a detailed and sensitive account of a hair removal session to address the questions and ambivalences associated with the beauty injunctions imposed by patriarchy. A dialogue between feminist, anti-racist and decolonial perspectives brings to light the power of cosmetic spaces and practices, in which the intertwining of femininity and feminism can be glimpsed, when the waxing booth is shown to be an “experimental laboratory for post-colonial dialogue” of racialized bodies and women’s stories.

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Author Biography

Myriam Bahaffou, Universidade de Ottawa (IEF)

Doutoranda em filosofia na Universidade Picardie Jules Vernes (CURAPP) e na Universidade de Ottawa (IEF), onde ensina a ética (feminista, animal e ambiental). Sua tese de Doutorado desenvolve a possibilidade de uma via intersecional para pensar o antiespecismo em uma perspectiva decolonial, ecofeminista e pós-humanista. Tradução produzida por Christine Nicole Zonzon, ativista feminista, tradutora e Doutora em Ciências Sociais pela Universidade Federal da Bahia (PPGCS/ UFBA). Email: criszom2@gmail.com  

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Published

2024-06-06

How to Cite

Bahaffou, M. (2024). “Let’s do the full groin and perianal?”: the ambivalent strength of feminine spaces. Revista Periódicus, 2(20), 263–271. https://doi.org/10.9771/peri.v2i20.57582

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 20 (2024): Non binarity: an emerging idendity in contemporary Brazil

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Traduções

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