Corporalidades permeables: intersecciones entre medio ambiente y salud : introducción al monográfico
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Arantza Begueria [1] ; Eva Zafra-Aparici [2]
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[1] Universitat de Barcelona
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, España
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[2] Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Tarragona, España
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- Localización: AIBR: Revista de Antropología Iberoamericana, ISSN-e 1578-9705, Vol. 14, Nº. 1, 2019, págs. 11-27
- Idioma: español
- Títulos paralelos:
- Permeable corporalities: intersections between the environment and health : presentation to the monograph
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- Dialnet Métricas: 2 Citas
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Resumen
- español
A partir de la segunda mitad del siglo XX, el desarrollo tecnológico en diversos campos industriales ha provocado que los seres humanos convivan, en mayor o menor medida, con diversos compuestos químicos sintéticos presentes en la atmósfera, el agua, la tierra y los alimentos. Estos compuestos han afectado, afectan y afectarán la salud de diversos grupos de población en distintas formas. El presente trabajo propone una visión del cuerpo contemporáneo pensado a partir de las múltiples relaciones entre medio ambiente y salud. En primer lugar, se realiza un somero recorrido por la literatura antropológica en torno a estos temas, sus planteamientos y preocupaciones, en el ámbito de la salud, el riesgo, la cultura, las instituciones políticas, la ciencia, y, especialmente, la alimentación. A continuación, se plantea el concepto de «corporalidades permeables» para designar el momento en que la toxicidad proveniente del medio ambiente se incorpora en los cuerpos humanos y los convierte en cuerpos permeables, relacionales y abiertos al mundo que los rodea. Finalmente, se presentan los trabajos que forman parte de este monográfico. Aquí se incluyen tres trabajos etnográficos en zonas con alta contaminación en Ghana, Argentina y Vietnam. Completan el monográfico otras tres contribuciones que tienen como eje el riesgo en la alimentación y que tratan sobre los alimentos funcionales en Argentina, los alimentos y su toxicidad en embarazadas y lactantes en España, y sobre las clasificaciones y elecciones alimentarias en la sociedad española.
- English
From the second half of the twentieth century, due to technological developments in various industrial fields, humans have to coexist, to a greater or lesser extent, with various synthetic chemical compounds that can be found in air, water, land, and food. These compounds have affected, affect, and will continue to affect the health of many population groups in different ways. This Special Issue presents a space to think about the contemporary body through the multiple relationships between environment and health. First, this article introduces some anthropological literature around these issues, its approaches and concerns, in the field of health, risk, culture, politics, science, and especially food. Next, the concept of “permeable corporalities” is raised to designate the moment in which the toxicity coming from the environment impregnates human bodies and turns them into permeable, relational bodies, open to the world that surrounds them. Finally, the works that are part of this Special Issue are presented. This includes three ethnographic studies in areas with high levels of pollution in Ghana, Argentina, and Vietnam. The Special Issue also presents three other contributions that focus on food risk and which deal with functional foods in Argentina, food toxicity in pregnant and breastfeeding women in Spain, and on food classifications and choices in Spanish societyFrom the second half of the twentieth century, due to technological developments in various industrial fields, humans have to coexist, to a greater or lesser extent, with various synthetic chemical compounds that can be found in air, water, land, and food. These compounds have affected, affect, and will continue to affect the health of many population groups in different ways. This Special Issue presents a space to think about the contemporary body through the multiple relationships between environment and health. First, this article introduces some anthropological literature around these issues, its approaches and concerns, in the field of health, risk, culture, politics, science, and especially food. Next, the concept of “permeable corporalities” is raised to designate the moment in which the toxicity coming from the environment impregnates human bodies and turns them into permeable, relational bodies, open to the world that surrounds them. Finally, the works that are part of this Special Issue are presented. This includes three ethnographic studies in areas with high levels of pollution in Ghana, Argentina, and Vietnam. The Special Issue also presents three other contributions that focus on food risk and which deal with functional foods in Argentina, food toxicity in pregnant and breastfeeding women in Spain, and on food classifications and choices in Spanish society
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