Kathy Davis is an American sociologist who serves as a senior research fellow at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Her work has been influential for her sociological approaches to feminist theory and body politics.
Kathy Davis | |
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| Born | Kathy Davis United States of America |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sociology, Gender Studies |
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Career and research edit
Davis is one of the foremost contemporary theorists on a feminist approach to the practice of cosmetic surgery.[1] Her 1995 book Reshaping the Female Body was innovative in its application of sociological research methods to the female patients who undergo cosmetic surgery.[2] She has since been quoted as an expert on the subject by Cosmopolitan, The New Yorker, and the Financial Times.[3][4][5]
Selected books edit
Awards and honors edit
- 2008 Joan Kelly Memorial Prize from the American Historical Association for The Making of Our Bodies, Ourselves (2007)[7]
- 2008 Distinguished Book Award from the Section on the Sociology of Sex and Gender at the American Sociological Association for The Making of Our Bodies, Ourselves (2007)[8]
- 2008 Eileen Basker Memorial Prize from the Society for Medical Anthropology for The Making of Our Bodies, Ourselves (2007)[9]
References edit
- ^ Febos, Melissa (2022-05-10). "The Feminist Case for Breast Reduction". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ a b Davis, Kathy. Reshaping the Female Body: The Dilemma of Cosmetic Surgery. doi:10.4324/9780203700129/reshaping-female-body-kathy-davis.
- ^ Alonso, Por Marita (2022-03-08). "¿Eres menos feminista si te inyectas bótox?". Cosmopolitan (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ "The Rise and Rise of Reality Television". The New Yorker. 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ "Why women's bodies are a political battleground again". Financial Times. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ Davis, Kathy. The Making of Our Bodies, Ourselves. Duke University Press.
- ^ "Joan Kelly Memorial Prize Recipients | AHA". www.historians.org. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ American Sociological Association. "Sociology of Sex and Gender Award Recipient History". American Sociological Association.
- ^ "Eileen Basker Memorial Prize". Society for Medical Anthropology. 2013-01-08. Retrieved 2022-10-26.