Dietetics as a practice on the longevity discourse

Authors

  • Adélli Bortolon Bazza Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Daniela Polla Universidade Estadual de Maringá

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/1984-8412.2017v14n2p2139

Abstract

http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1984-8412.2017v14n2p2139

In this article we propose the analysis of some practices that constitute the discourse on life expectancy from an enunciative series composed of articles published in the media. This theme is related to the knowledge produced about/for/by the elderly nowadays. Such interest is justified by the increase in the elderly population, as well as  their social relevance in the country, which intensifies the production of discourses about them. Based on Michel Foucault’s assumptions, we applied the concepts of discourse, subjectification, discursive practices, self-care  and dietetics. The statements’ analysis showed that, in addition to being a clinical medical practice, dieting also operates  as a self-care strategy in discourses about life expectancy and, as it is a part of a subjectification process, all individuals are coerced to embrace it.

Author Biographies

Adélli Bortolon Bazza, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Doutora em Letras pela UEM-PR. Professora do Departamento de Língua Portuguesa da UEM. E-mail: abbazza2@uem.br.

Daniela Polla, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Doutoranda no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras da UEM-PR. Professora do Departamento de Fundamentos da Educação- UEM. E-mail: dpolla2@uem.br.

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Published

2017-06-23

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2017)

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