º Seminário em Coimbra: finalmente se fala d@s "T"'s º
No próximo dia 12 de Outubro pelas 17h vale a pena dar um salto a Coimbra para assistir ao seminário Transsexual’s body modification as narcissistic self-regard in the UK gender system por Zowie Davy no CES (Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra).
Serão debatidas questões ligadas ao transgenderismo e à transexualidade. Zowie Davy, activista da Press for Change (ONG trans, responsável pelo lobby que levou à recente aprovação do Gender Recognition Act no Reino Unido) e doutoranda na Universidade de Leeds faz a sua exposição seguindo a linha que vos deixo abaixo. A língua de trabalho será o inglês e a entrada é livre. Para quem estiver interessad@ podem obter mais informações no website do CES.
Até lá!
Transsexual’s body modification as narcissistic self-regard in the UK gender system
Zowie Davy
Abstract:
The concept of narcissism has had a long history in the social sciences and like most theories has been modified, extended and accepted in light of new data and new trends. Nonetheless, it is widely accepted that narcissism is a “libidinal investment of the self [which] is, per se neither pathological nor obnoxious” (Kohut 1986) . The ‘libidinal investment’ is taken as a mechanism by which we build our ego, which is often conflated with self-esteem. Erikson (1963) did not specifically deal with in his work the theory of narcissism. However; his studies did attempt to understand the formation of a stable self and object representations out of bodily perceptions, parent-child interactions and social influence, as well as on the mechanisms of the maintenance of self-esteem. Erikson made a detailed effort to relate the changes in situations to the individual identity, or self, and to the possibilities and difficulties that each culture provides.
My paper will explore narcissism and the insights Erikson has provided in relation to transsexuals’ self-identities and self-esteem. In so doing I will decentre the notion that body modifications requested by transsexuals, which is also often seen as narcissistic, is a actually a mechanism utilised to restore and maintain a healthy ‘self’ and self-esteem in a culture’s gender system.
References:
Erikson, E. (1963). Childhood and Society. New York, Norton.
Kohut, H. (1986). Forms and Transformation of Narcissim. Essential Papers on Narcissism. A. P. Morrison. New York, New York University Press: 61-87.
Sartre, J. P. (1976). Critique of Dialectical Reason: Theory of Practical Ensembles. London, NLB.
Young, I. M. (1995). Gender as seriality: thinking about women as a social collective. Social Postmodernism: Beyond Identity Politics. L. Nicholson and S. Seidman. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press: 187-215.
Nota biográfica:
Zowie Davy é licenciada em Sociologia e Psicologia Social pela Universidade de Bradford e mestre em Estudos de Género pela Universidade de Leeds, Reino Unido. Bolseira da ESRC, os seus interesses académicos incidem sobre Teoria Feminista e Teoria Queer aplicadas aos fenómenos do transgenderismo e, mais especificamente, da transsexualidade. Presentemente a sua tese de doutoramento em Estudos de Género pela Universidade de Leeds reporta-se à aprovação do Gender Recognition Act em 2004, analisando as relações entre estética, cosméticos, cirurgia plástica, lei e medicina na construção do corpo e da identidade de género em transsexuais.
Zowie Davy é também activista, membro da organização transgénero Press for Change, e responsável por diversas formações nesta área nas Universidades de Bradford e Durham
Abstract:
The concept of narcissism has had a long history in the social sciences and like most theories has been modified, extended and accepted in light of new data and new trends. Nonetheless, it is widely accepted that narcissism is a “libidinal investment of the self [which] is, per se neither pathological nor obnoxious” (Kohut 1986) . The ‘libidinal investment’ is taken as a mechanism by which we build our ego, which is often conflated with self-esteem. Erikson (1963) did not specifically deal with in his work the theory of narcissism. However; his studies did attempt to understand the formation of a stable self and object representations out of bodily perceptions, parent-child interactions and social influence, as well as on the mechanisms of the maintenance of self-esteem. Erikson made a detailed effort to relate the changes in situations to the individual identity, or self, and to the possibilities and difficulties that each culture provides.
My paper will explore narcissism and the insights Erikson has provided in relation to transsexuals’ self-identities and self-esteem. In so doing I will decentre the notion that body modifications requested by transsexuals, which is also often seen as narcissistic, is a actually a mechanism utilised to restore and maintain a healthy ‘self’ and self-esteem in a culture’s gender system.
References:
Erikson, E. (1963). Childhood and Society. New York, Norton.
Kohut, H. (1986). Forms and Transformation of Narcissim. Essential Papers on Narcissism. A. P. Morrison. New York, New York University Press: 61-87.
Sartre, J. P. (1976). Critique of Dialectical Reason: Theory of Practical Ensembles. London, NLB.
Young, I. M. (1995). Gender as seriality: thinking about women as a social collective. Social Postmodernism: Beyond Identity Politics. L. Nicholson and S. Seidman. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press: 187-215.
Nota biográfica:
Zowie Davy é licenciada em Sociologia e Psicologia Social pela Universidade de Bradford e mestre em Estudos de Género pela Universidade de Leeds, Reino Unido. Bolseira da ESRC, os seus interesses académicos incidem sobre Teoria Feminista e Teoria Queer aplicadas aos fenómenos do transgenderismo e, mais especificamente, da transsexualidade. Presentemente a sua tese de doutoramento em Estudos de Género pela Universidade de Leeds reporta-se à aprovação do Gender Recognition Act em 2004, analisando as relações entre estética, cosméticos, cirurgia plástica, lei e medicina na construção do corpo e da identidade de género em transsexuais.
Zowie Davy é também activista, membro da organização transgénero Press for Change, e responsável por diversas formações nesta área nas Universidades de Bradford e Durham
posted by Anónimo @ 10/06/2005 06:01:00 da tarde
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