Nessette Falu | Unseen Flesh: Gynecology and Black Queer Worth-Making in Brazil, Durham, Duke University Press, 2023, pp. 216.
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Unseen Flesh is a very welcome and important entry into the growing literature on medical racism. The book’s focus on Black queer women’s experiences of gynecological racism in Brazil is not only innovative, but also showcases the ways in which homophobia, sexism, classism and racism intersect within medical spaces, leading to negative health outcomes. Through very compelling ethnography, Falu bears witness to the emotional impact that gynecological violence imparts on her interlocutors, whi...