@article{ref1,
title="Education, class, and female genital cutting among the Samburu of Northern Kenya: challenging the reproduction of the "ignorant pastoralist" narrative in anticutting campaigns",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2022",
author="Van Bavel, Hannelore",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Based on ethnographic research among the Samburu of northern Kenya, this article examines the association between formal education and the abandonment of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). It challenges the notion that Samburu continue cutting out of &quot;ignorance&quot; of the health and legal implications of cutting. The findings show that, rather than a causal effect of &quot;knowledge&quot; on cutting-related attitudes and behavior, formal education can replace FGM/C as a source for status, respect, and adulthood. In addition, alternative expectations apply to formally educated Samburu. Challenging the reproduction of the &quot;ignorant pastoralist&quot; narrative in anticutting campaigns is important because of the harm such narratives inflict on pastoralist communities.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/10778012221079376",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012221079376"
}