Kathy Davis (sociologist)
American sociologist
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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 |
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| Fields | Sociology, Gender Studies |
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Career and research
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]
In her award-winning 2007 book The Making of Our Bodies, Ourselves: How Feminism Travels Across Borders, Davis explored the creation and global impact of the groundbreaking feminist book, Our Bodies, Ourselves, first published in book form in 1973.[6]
Selected books
Awards and honors
- 2008 Joan Kelly Memorial Prize from the American Historical Association for The Making of Our Bodies, Ourselves (2007)[8]
- 2008 Distinguished Book Award from the Section on the Sociology of Sex and Gender of the American Sociological Association for The Making of Our Bodies, Ourselves (2007)[9]
- 2008 Eileen Basker Memorial Prize from the Society for Medical Anthropology for The Making of Our Bodies, Ourselves (2007)[10]