Text and transformation: Refiguring identity in postcolonial Philippines Book

Didn’t realize this was from 1998 which given that the subject is a medical intervention, made me unsure how relevant some info might be now. the level of condescension towards all of the many different subjects felt disappointing and distracting. it was also very weird how quick she was to draw sweeping conclusions about different groups of once-pregnant women based on her research in one city over many years.. which yes, was very interesting, but hardly wide enough to justify many of the statements, which often came across offensive . also an effort was made w disability but...... not an especially fruitful one. This was kind of a hot mess. I liked the excerpts from the interviews though, she did cool research