Banca de DEFESA: ALINE CRISTINA SOUZA DOS SANTOS

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
DISCENTE : ALINE CRISTINA SOUZA DOS SANTOS
DATA : 29/12/2021
HORA: 09:00
LOCAL: Sala virtual
TÍTULO:

FAT WOMAN’S IDENTITY: fatophobia in the children’s book That annoying FAT

and in the novel The Fat

PALAVRAS-CHAVES:

Comparative Literature. That annoying FAT. The Fat. Identity. Fat woman

PÁGINAS: 82
GRANDE ÁREA: Lingüística, Letras e Artes
ÁREA: Letras
SUBÁREA: Literatura Comparada
RESUMO:

Literature complements the construction of human identity through the reflection it promotes, giving access to the most varied cultures through individual expression and thought. Contemporary works with fat protagonists have not undergone a critical analysis that indicates whether there is a positive representation of their identity or the reinforcement of prejudices such as fatophobia. This work aims to analyze and synthesize aspects that shape the identity of fat female characters in two works of contemporary Portuguese language literature: the children's book That annoying FAT (2005) by Regina Drummond and the novel The Fat (2016) by Isabela Figueiredo. The option for this theme takes into account the importance of investigating the literary representation of two protagonists belonging to a stigmatized group in their childhood and adult experiences. Based on the paths of self-awareness of women writers established by Elaine Showalter (1977), we analyze the works within Bildungsroman and how the trajectory of the protagonists is related to Susie Orbach's (1978) discourse on fat as a feminist issue. The construction of the protagonists' identity elements follows the manifestation of fatophobia present in the aesthetics and plot of both books, connecting them with the records of real experiences of fat women in contemporary Brazilian society collected by Agnes Arruda (2019) and Maria Luisa Jimenez (2020). Fat women receive differentiated treatment fraught with exclusion, humiliation and violence in all areas of their lives, especially in the school and family environment. This fatophobic behavior based on the precept that the fat body is “bad” normalizes prejudice, causing the victim to internalize these discriminatory discourses. The “happy ending” of the fat protagonists of these works refers to solving problems by losing weight, killing their fat identity figuratively and literally.

MEMBROS DA BANCA:
Presidente - 29189002 - ANTONIO APARECIDO MANTOVANI
Interno - 133580001 - ADRIANA LINS PRECIOSO
Externo à Instituição - MARIA LUISA JIMENEZ JIMENEZ - UFRJ