A Feminist Critique of Body in Philosophy and Sociology

Abstract

İnsanlığın yaradılışından bu yana, beden, her zaman önemli görülmüştür. Salt, canlı bir organizma olan beden olmak yerine sosyo-kültürel özellikleri ve felsefi perspektifi bakımından incelenmektedir. Böylece beden, ‘beden ve ruh’ ve ‘beden be akıl’ karşıtlıklarının ortaya çıkışı ile sonuçlanan biyolojik ve kültürel özellikleriyle de incelenmektedir. Bu sebeple, bu çalışmada, bedenin felsefi ve sosyolojik değerlendirmesi kısaca değinilmektedir. Ayrıca, sosyalleşmiş bedenin felsefi tabandaki özelliklerinin, son derece önemli eleştiri ve teoriler aracılığıyla incelenmesi, bu çalışmanın amacı kapsamındadır. Bu bakımdan, Angela Carter’ın anlatılarına değinilecektir çünkü Carter’ın karakterlerinde, özellikle de yıkıcı beden politikalarının oluşumunda, sosyalleşmiş beden özellikleri görülmektedir. Böylece, seçili eserler, Carter’ın karakterlerinin sosyolojik beden hareketlerinde ve sosyalleşmiş beden politikalarının anlatımında kaynak gösterilecektir.

Keywords

• Beden Felsefesi,
• Beden Sosyolojisi,
• Beden Politikası,
• Beden,
• Kadın Bedeni,
• Sosyalleşmiş Beden,
• Bir Feminist Eleştirisi,
• Angela Carter

A Feminist Critique of Body in Philosophy and Sociology

Abstract

Since the existence of humanity, body has always been considered significant. It has not merely been analysed as a body, a living organism; rather, it has been analysed in terms of its socio-cultural facets and philosophical perspectives. Thus, the body has also been examined through its biological and cultural characteristics which resulted in arising oppositions between the body and soul and the body and mind. On this basis, philosophical and sociological evaluation of body is expressed briefly in this study. Furthermore, it is also within the purpose of this study to scrutinise socialised body characteristics in tandem with philosophical contexts through seminal critiques and theories. In this respect, Angela Carter’s narratives will also be mentioned since socialised body characteristics can also be seen in Carter’s characters, especially in the formation of their subversive body politics. Thus, selected works will be referenced to express sociological body movements of Carter’s characters and the representations of their socialised body politics.

Keywords

• Philosophy of Body
• Sociology of Body
• Body Politics
• The Female Body
• A Feminist Critique
• Angela Carter

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