Media discourses and the phenomenon of fat phobia: Theory of the State of Knowledge

Teoría del Estado del Conocimiento

Authors

  • JADISSON GOIS DA SILVA Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS), São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brasil, jadissonsilva92@gmail.com
  • Cristiano Mezzaroba Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS), São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brasil, cristiano_mezzaroba@yahoo.com.br https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4214-0629

Keywords:

Fat body, Media, Internet, Estigma

Abstract

Fatphobia is characterized by discrimination and pathologization of the corpulent subject, gaining intensity through media coverage with discourses based on biomedical sciences that disregard individualities and subjectivities. This study aimed to carry out a bibliographical survey regarding these speeches, between 2002-2021, characterized as a qualitative study of the Theory of the State of Knowledge type, with a search in the SciELO databases (2 articles); Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations - (BDTD) (3 dissertations and 1 thesis) and Brazilian Open Access Publications and Scientific Data Portal - (OASISBR) (2 articles). It was evident that the knowledge of the biomedical model (normality and pathology) in the media discourse has praised the thin body as “ideal”, while the fat body has been seen as sick, imposing guilt and stigmatization.

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Published

2024-04-17

How to Cite

GOIS DA SILVA, J.; MEZZAROBA, C. Media discourses and the phenomenon of fat phobia: Theory of the State of Knowledge: Teoría del Estado del Conocimiento. Pensar a Prática, Goiânia, v. 27, 2024. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/fef/article/view/74571. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 27 (2024)

Section

Artigos de Revisão

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