Tiresia
2015; Berghahn Books; Volume: 15; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3828/jrs.15.2.61
ISSN1752-2331
Autores Tópico(s)Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders
ResumoBertrand Bonello’s Tiresia (2003) offers an updated rendition of the Greek myth of the blind prophet of Thebes. Tiresia relies on the violence inflicted on the body to question the institutions that define humanity. Tiresia does not propose any solutions, it offers a complex portrayal through which non-orthodox identities can be analysed. The non-normative body and behaviour of Tiresias problematizes the presumed natural demarcation between fluidity and stability, imitation and authenticity, aberration and normality, etc., used to legally segregate bodies, rights, and spaces in society. Desire and transgression affect bodies’ visibility in an attempt to alter the laws that regulate their condition in society, illustrating the disparity of power within the nation-state. Resistance, domination, inequality and injustice become apparent in these highly politicized spaces where opposing groups compete to gain legitimacy. Confirming that the level of citizenship afforded to each individual is interdependent on the relationship between body and space.
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