Hilary Burrage
Northwestern University, United Kingdom
Biography
Hilary Burrage, who lives in London UK, is a sociologist whose background is the health and welfare of, particularly, women and children. For the past quarter century her research has increasingly concerned female genital mutilation (FGM) and related harmful / traditional practices. Hilary has written a full textbook and two academic chapters for Routledge on this topic, as well as a book conveying the narratives of victim-survivors and activists across five continents. She regularly publishes papers and webposts
Research Interest
Considered behaviours can inflict harm without overtly intending to do so – as acts like female genital mutilation (FGM) and other harmful practices directed at girls and women, such as breast binding, make plain. The victim is commodified, to be exchanged in marriage via the market, even if this exchange is presented as a required tradition within the community.