“... and God Created Woman”: Reconstructing the Female Body in the Breast Cancer Experience
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Resumo: | After knowing about their illness, women with breast cancer start to deal with new forms of perception of their own bodies, specially when modified by mastectomy (breast surgery). This medical procedure has profound impact in body formation. Considering the symbolic and social representations that involve the woman’s body and the association of breasts with femininity, sexuality and maternity, I intend to demonstrate in this article how the idea of a female body and the roles associated with it were historical, social and culturally constructed in our society. I also investigate how the symbolic representations of that female body are perceived and re-elaborated by the woman with breast cancer through (sometimes ambiguous) narratives and perceptions, which are, later, used to understand their body after experiencing the illness. The research was accomplished with women of two groups of mutual aid in the city of Campina Grande, PB. |
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“... and God Created Woman”: Reconstructing the Female Body in the Breast Cancer Experience“... e Deus criou a mulher”: reconstruindo o corpo feminino na experiência do câncer de mamaAfter knowing about their illness, women with breast cancer start to deal with new forms of perception of their own bodies, specially when modified by mastectomy (breast surgery). This medical procedure has profound impact in body formation. Considering the symbolic and social representations that involve the woman’s body and the association of breasts with femininity, sexuality and maternity, I intend to demonstrate in this article how the idea of a female body and the roles associated with it were historical, social and culturally constructed in our society. I also investigate how the symbolic representations of that female body are perceived and re-elaborated by the woman with breast cancer through (sometimes ambiguous) narratives and perceptions, which are, later, used to understand their body after experiencing the illness. The research was accomplished with women of two groups of mutual aid in the city of Campina Grande, PB.As mulheres atingidas pelo câncer de mama passam, a partir da experiência da enfermidade, a travar novas relações com o corpo modificado pela cirurgia de mama (mastectomia), que provoca profundas alterações corporais. Considerando as representações simbólicas e sociais que envolvem o corpo da mulher e a associação das mamas à feminilidade, à sexualidade e à maternidade, pretendo discutir neste artigo como a ideia do corpo feminino e dos papéis sociais associados a ele foi histórica, social e culturalmente construída em nossa sociedade, como essa representação é percebida e reelaborada pela mulher mastectomizada e quais os discursos e visões (muitas vezes ambíguos) que passam a ser utilizados para a compreensão desse corpo após a experiência da doença. A pesquisa foi realizada com mulheres de dois grupos de ajuda mútua na cidade de Campina Grande, PB.Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina2009-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/article/view/S0104-026X200900010000410.1590/S0104-026X2009000100004Revista Estudos Feministas; Vol. 17 No. 1 (2009); 49Revista Estudos Feministas; Vol. 17 Núm. 1 (2009); 49Revista Estudos Feministas; v. 17 n. 1 (2009); 491806-95840104-026Xreponame:Revista Estudos Feministasinstname:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)instacron:UFSCporhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/article/view/S0104-026X2009000100004/10983Copyright (c) 2018 Revista Estudos Feministasinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAureliano, Waleska de Araújo2020-01-30T09:57:10Zoai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/11682Revistahttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/indexPUBhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/oai||ref@cfh.ufsc.br1806-95840104-026Xopendoar:2022-11-21T11:37:43.764913Revista Estudos Feministas - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)true |
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“... and God Created Woman”: Reconstructing the Female Body in the Breast Cancer Experience “... e Deus criou a mulher”: reconstruindo o corpo feminino na experiência do câncer de mama |
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“... and God Created Woman”: Reconstructing the Female Body in the Breast Cancer Experience |
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“... and God Created Woman”: Reconstructing the Female Body in the Breast Cancer Experience Aureliano, Waleska de Araújo |
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Aureliano, Waleska de Araújo |
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After knowing about their illness, women with breast cancer start to deal with new forms of perception of their own bodies, specially when modified by mastectomy (breast surgery). This medical procedure has profound impact in body formation. Considering the symbolic and social representations that involve the woman’s body and the association of breasts with femininity, sexuality and maternity, I intend to demonstrate in this article how the idea of a female body and the roles associated with it were historical, social and culturally constructed in our society. I also investigate how the symbolic representations of that female body are perceived and re-elaborated by the woman with breast cancer through (sometimes ambiguous) narratives and perceptions, which are, later, used to understand their body after experiencing the illness. The research was accomplished with women of two groups of mutual aid in the city of Campina Grande, PB. |
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