Discourses on Hysteria: Construction of Female Subjectivities. On Repetitions and Empowerment
The term hysteria is often used pejoratively in reference to female subjectivities. In this study, we explore this aspect within the context of psychoanalytic practice. Additionally, we critically examine the concept of hysteria in collaboration with three feminist activists. Our goal is to deepen o...
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I10-R377-article-434502025-11-20T06:20:35Z Discourses on Hysteria: Construction of Female Subjectivities. On Repetitions and Empowerment Discursos sobre la histeria: construcción de subjetividades femeninas. Sobre repeticiones y potencias Gatica Caverzacio, Emilia hysteria feminist criticism psychoanalysis feminist movement histeria crítica feminista psicoanálisis movimiento feminista The term hysteria is often used pejoratively in reference to female subjectivities. In this study, we explore this aspect within the context of psychoanalytic practice. Additionally, we critically examine the concept of hysteria in collaboration with three feminist activists. Our goal is to deepen our understanding of the contested meanings surrounding discourses on hysteria and to uncover how certain psychoanalytic discourses contribute to the construction of female subjectivity. We propose to deconstruct specific discursive constructs related to hysteria as part of a critical analysis. Throughout the article, we embark on a genealogical journey, tracing the origins of hysteria within the first Freudian theoretical framework, where it was initially studied and linked to femininity in a derogatory manner. We challenge these two postulates by analyzing data from interviews with feminist activists. The term hysteria holds a significant place in the context of feminist and anti-patriarchal movements, as evidenced in our dialogues with the interviewees. Here, we discover a powerful form of hysteria: the constant denunciation as a catalyst for transformation possibilities. Viewing hysteria as a movement and discourse that can be embraced allows us to navigate a complex but potent path marked by diversity, openness to the unknown, and, most importantly, doubt as a reflexive critical mechanism. El término histeria se usa para referirse de forma despectiva a subjetividades femeninas. Proponemos ahondar en este aspecto desde un momento puntual de la práctica psicoanalítica. Luego, reflexionamos de forma crítica sobre el concepto histeria junto con tres militantes feministas. Los objetivos de este trabajo son profundizar el conocimiento de las disputas de sentido en torno a ciertos discursos sobre la histeria y rastrear cómo determinados discursos —dentro del primer momento teórico freudiano, específicamente— sobre la histeria se inscriben en construcciones de subjetivación femenina; además, apuntamos a una suerte de desmontaje crítico dentro de las construcciones discursivas mencionadas. Planteamos un recorrido por el primer momento teórico freudiano donde aparece la histeria como objeto de estudio, a partir del cual surgen las ideas que, hasta el día de hoy, relacionan la histeria con lo femenino y lo peyorativo. Luego, ponemos en discusión estos dos postulados a través del análisis de información obtenida en entrevistas realizadas a militantes feministas. El territorio en el que se reivindicó el término histeria con más efusión y potencia, es en el contexto feminista/antipatriarcal que se aprecia en la experiencia que tomamos en los diálogos con entrevistadas. Aquí encontramos esa primera y no única potencia histérica: la denuncia constante como habilitación de posibilidades de transformación. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades 2023-12-07 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/recial/article/view/43450 10.53971/2718.658x.v15.n24.43450 Recial; Vol. 14 Núm. 24 (2023): Dossier: Figuras de la crítica: gestos, esferas e imágenes; 334-346 2718-658X 1853-4112 10.53971/2718.658x.v14.n24 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/recial/article/view/43450/43503 https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/recial/article/view/43450/43528 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
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The term hysteria is often used pejoratively in reference to female subjectivities. In this study, we explore this aspect within the context of psychoanalytic practice. Additionally, we critically examine the concept of hysteria in collaboration with three feminist activists. Our goal is to deepen our understanding of the contested meanings surrounding discourses on hysteria and to uncover how certain psychoanalytic discourses contribute to the construction of female subjectivity. We propose to deconstruct specific discursive constructs related to hysteria as part of a critical analysis. Throughout the article, we embark on a genealogical journey, tracing the origins of hysteria within the first Freudian theoretical framework, where it was initially studied and linked to femininity in a derogatory manner. We challenge these two postulates by analyzing data from interviews with feminist activists. The term hysteria holds a significant place in the context of feminist and anti-patriarchal movements, as evidenced in our dialogues with the interviewees. Here, we discover a powerful form of hysteria: the constant denunciation as a catalyst for transformation possibilities. Viewing hysteria as a movement and discourse that can be embraced allows us to navigate a complex but potent path marked by diversity, openness to the unknown, and, most importantly, doubt as a reflexive critical mechanism. |
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