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Director of Research at INSERM, she has studied the history of bacteriology, immunology, tropical medicine, oncology, and the intersections between biomedicine and gender studies. Her latest publications include: Viruses, mosquitoes and modernity.
Latest publication
An infectious cancer? How the demonstration of the link between HPV and cervical cancer has changed the perception of this cancer and public health practices (comment)
- By Ilana Löwy
In Sciences sociales et santé (2021/4 Vol. 39)
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The Genesis and Development of Gender: Science and the Origins of the Distinction between Sex and Gender
- By Ilana Löwy
- and Hélène Rouch
In Cahiers du Genre (2003/1 No 34)
Feminine Criticism and Masculine Domination
- By Anne-Marie Devreux,
- Éric Fassin,
- Helena Hirata,
- et al.
In Mouvements (2002/5 No 24)
Intersex and Transsexuality: Medical Technologies and the Separation of Biological from Social Sex
- By Ilana Löwy
In Cahiers du Genre (2003/1 No 34)
New reproductive techniques, new gender production
Introduction
- By Ilana Löwy,
- Virginie Rozée
- and Laurence Tain
In Cahiers du Genre (2014/1 No 56)
Janusz Korczak’s Pedagogic Utopia
With Original Translation Passages from L'École de la vie (1907)
- By Ilana Löwy
In Mouvements (2007/1 No 49)
Has Feminism Modified Biomedical Research?
The Women’s Health Movement and Changes in Medicine in the US
- By Ilana Löwy
In Travail, genre et sociétés (2005/2 No 14)
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An infectious cancer? How the demonstration of the link between HPV and cervical cancer has changed the perception of this cancer and public health practices (comment)
In Sciences sociales et santé (2021/4 Vol. 39)
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In Sciences sociales et santé (2017/1 Vol. 35)
Anne Fausto Sterling, Corps en tous genres : la dualité des sexes à l’épreuve de la science. Paris: La Découverte and Institut Émilie du Châtelet, 2012, 400 pages
In Travail, genre et sociétés (2015/1 No 33)
New reproductive techniques, new gender production
Introduction
- By Ilana Löwy,
- Virginie Rozée
- and Laurence Tain
In Cahiers du Genre (2014/1 No 56)
Bibliographie sélective des travaux en langue anglaise sur les femmes dans la recherche scientifique
The Age Limit on Maternity: The Body, Biomedicine, and Politics
In Mouvements (2009/3 No 59)
The New Welfare Economy
In Mouvements (2008/2 No 54)
Government for Children
Beat the Daylights Out of Him if He Doesn’t Agree
- By Marc Bessin,
- Jean-Paul Gaudillière,
- Irène Jami,
- et al.
In Mouvements (2007/1 No 49)
Janusz Korczak’s Pedagogic Utopia
With Original Translation Passages from L'École de la vie (1907)
In Mouvements (2007/1 No 49)
Has Feminism Modified Biomedical Research?
The Women’s Health Movement and Changes in Medicine in the US
In Travail, genre et sociétés (2005/2 No 14)
“Strange America”
In Mouvements (2005/2 No 38)
Controversies on Hormonal Treatment for Menopause
- By Ilana Löwy
- and Jean-Paul Gaudillière
In Mouvements (2004/2 No 32)
Intersex and Transsexuality: Medical Technologies and the Separation of Biological from Social Sex
In Cahiers du Genre (2003/1 No 34)
The Genesis and Development of Gender: Science and the Origins of the Distinction between Sex and Gender
- By Ilana Löwy
- and Hélène Rouch
In Cahiers du Genre (2003/1 No 34)
American Feminists Debate Prostitution, or Praise of the Complex
In Mouvements (2003/4 No 29)
Feminine Criticism and Masculine Domination
- By Anne-Marie Devreux,
- Éric Fassin,
- Helena Hirata,
- et al.
In Mouvements (2002/5 No 24)
Science Must No Longer Be Declined in the Masculine: Interview with Evelyn Fox Keller
In Mouvements (2001/4 No 17)
Amanda Cross, Ruth Rendell, Dorothy Sayers: Feminism and the Detective Story
In Mouvements (2001/3 No 15-16)
On the Subject of Long and Painful Illnesses
In Mouvements (2001/3 No 15-16)
“But What Do They Want?” Well…Equality and Dignity
In Mouvements (2001/2 No 14)
The “Present Absentees”: The Impossible Situation of Arabs in Israel
In Mouvements (2001/1 No 13)