#Headlesspreggos: challenging visual imaginaries of pregnancy and reproduction.

IF 1.2 3区 社会学 0 HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Alana Cattapan, Danielle Mastromatteo
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Abstract

Amid new abortion restrictions in the USA, scientific advances in genetic technologies and investigations of COVID-19 vaccinations in pregnancy, news stories about reproduction abound, often accompanied by images of what journalist Josie Glausiusz has called the "headless, legless, pregnancy bump". These images of disembodied pregnant torsos at once improve search engine optimisation for news organisations while perpetuating the view of the 'bump' as the quintessential visual representation of pregnancy.The images that accompany news articles convey meaning beyond what is included in the text and work to reinforce stereotypes about race, gender and age. In the so-called obesity epidemic, for example, psychotherapist and fat activist Charlotte Cooper documented how images of fat people with their heads cropped out view had become a visual symbol of abjection-'the headless fatty'-without a face or agency to speak of. The use of 'headless preggos' similarly divorces pregnant people from the embodied experience of their pregnancies, reducing them to a single body part.In this article, we chronicle our experiences tracking images of headless preggos via Twitter, arguing that their use works to erase pregnant people's autonomy and to construct the fetus as the central concern in reproductive interventions. We begin by tracing the evolution of visual representations of pregnancy including the increasing focus on the fetus and 'bump'. We then provide a description of our experience with the Twitter account, including our exchanges with academics, journalists and others that highlight how the continued reliance on headless preggos obscures the experiences of pregnant people by focusing all attention on the fetus, as well as how the same images might be thoughtfully deployed. We conclude by offering suggestions for those creating and selecting images that might result in more robust, creative visual representations of pregnancy and reproduction.

#Headlesspreggos:挑战对怀孕和生殖的视觉想象。
在美国新的堕胎限制措施、基因技术的科学进步以及对孕期接种 COVID-19 疫苗的调查之际,有关生殖的新闻报道层出不穷,而且往往伴随着被记者乔西-格劳秀兹(Josie Glausiusz)称为 "无头、无腿、怀孕凸起 "的图片。这些无实体的怀孕躯干图片既提高了新闻机构的搜索引擎优化效果,又使 "凸起 "作为怀孕的典型视觉代表的观点得以延续。新闻报道中的图片所传达的意义超出了文字内容,并强化了对种族、性别和年龄的刻板印象。例如,在所谓的肥胖症流行病中,心理治疗师和胖子活动家夏洛特-库珀(Charlotte Cooper)记录了被剪掉头的胖子形象是如何成为一种被排斥的视觉符号--"无头胖子"--没有脸或机构可言。在这篇文章中,我们记录了通过推特追踪无头孕妇图片的经历,认为这些图片的使用抹杀了孕妇的自主权,并将胎儿构建为生殖干预的核心问题。我们首先追溯了怀孕视觉表征的演变,包括对胎儿和 "隆起 "的日益关注。然后,我们描述了我们使用推特账户的经历,包括我们与学者、记者和其他人的交流,这些交流强调了对无头孕妇的持续依赖如何通过将所有注意力集中在胎儿上而掩盖了孕妇的经历,以及如何以深思熟虑的方式使用相同的图像。最后,我们为创作和选择图片的人员提出了建议,这些建议可能会对怀孕和生育产生更有力、更有创意的视觉表现。
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Medical Humanities
Medical Humanities HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-
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2.60
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8.30%
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59
期刊介绍: Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) is an international peer reviewed journal concerned with areas of current importance in occupational medicine and environmental health issues throughout the world. Original contributions include epidemiological, physiological and psychological studies of occupational and environmental health hazards as well as toxicological studies of materials posing human health risks. A CPD/CME series aims to help visitors in continuing their professional development. A World at Work series describes workplace hazards and protetctive measures in different workplaces worldwide. A correspondence section provides a forum for debate and notification of preliminary findings.
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