{"title":"Looking beyond the pool: An intersectional feminist perspective on osteopathic education","authors":"Sanja Maretic, Andrew MacMillan","doi":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2022.11.002","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper is a critical conflict-based intersectional feminist analysis of professional training that requires students to undress and expose their bodies in order to acquire knowledge. A premise of this essay is that such training is exclusive, harmful and rooted in aesthetic values that tend to percolate osteopathic discourse in multiple ways. The dangerous side of aesthetically guided professional behaviour renders potential harm to people who sit on the margins of what is considered beautiful and normal in the Global North, subsequently contributing to the wider health inequities and social injustice. This paper proposes alternative ways of acquiring knowledge that could support the osteopathic profession and education in becoming more inclusive and socially just, by adopting intersectional feminist framework. At the core of the essay are following questions: Are there ethical costs in prioritising aesthetic and body-based values? In the age of profound socio-political conflicts, what values truly matter in osteopathy? Also, has the time finally come to leave the confines of anatomical aestheticism, and enter the anatomical realm of social justice and transformative action?</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51068,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1000,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"3","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1746068922000967","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This paper is a critical conflict-based intersectional feminist analysis of professional training that requires students to undress and expose their bodies in order to acquire knowledge. A premise of this essay is that such training is exclusive, harmful and rooted in aesthetic values that tend to percolate osteopathic discourse in multiple ways. The dangerous side of aesthetically guided professional behaviour renders potential harm to people who sit on the margins of what is considered beautiful and normal in the Global North, subsequently contributing to the wider health inequities and social injustice. This paper proposes alternative ways of acquiring knowledge that could support the osteopathic profession and education in becoming more inclusive and socially just, by adopting intersectional feminist framework. At the core of the essay are following questions: Are there ethical costs in prioritising aesthetic and body-based values? In the age of profound socio-political conflicts, what values truly matter in osteopathy? Also, has the time finally come to leave the confines of anatomical aestheticism, and enter the anatomical realm of social justice and transformative action?
期刊介绍:
The International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine is a peer-reviewed journal that provides for the publication of high quality research articles and review papers that are as broad as the many disciplines that influence and underpin the principles and practice of osteopathic medicine. Particular emphasis is given to basic science research, clinical epidemiology and health social science in relation to osteopathy and neuromusculoskeletal medicine.
The Editorial Board encourages submission of articles based on both quantitative and qualitative research designs. The Editorial Board also aims to provide a forum for discourse and debate on any aspect of osteopathy and neuromusculoskeletal medicine with the aim of critically evaluating existing practices in regard to the diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with neuromusculoskeletal disorders and somatic dysfunction. All manuscripts submitted to the IJOM are subject to a blinded review process. The categories currently available for publication include reports of original research, review papers, commentaries and articles related to clinical practice, including case reports. Further details can be found in the IJOM Instructions for Authors. Manuscripts are accepted for publication with the understanding that no substantial part has been, or will be published elsewhere.