From Greece to Cronenberg or Why Women Exist

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  • Ana Isabel Rodrigues de Sá Saraiva Universidade de Lisboa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-026X2011000200002

Abstract

We propose an interpretation of D. Cronenberg’s movie Dead Ringers which seeks a referential ground in Ancient Greek symbolism. Even though the movie explores subjects that are emblematic of late modernity – the problem of shattered identities, the problematic relations between self and body or the increasing ambiguity of gender representations – we argue that the same issues can be found in some fields of Greek culture. We claim the similarities are not coincidental but reveal, instead, the existence of universals in symbolic representation. We add ethnographic examples to support this claim.

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Author Biography

Ana Isabel Rodrigues de Sá Saraiva, Universidade de Lisboa

Possui licenciatura, mestrado e doutoramento em Antropologia Cultural pela Universidade Nova de Lisboa. É professora auxiliar da Faculdade de Psicologia da Universidade de Lisboa, e sóciafundadora e vice-presidente da AIEM – Associação Interdisciplinar para o Estudo da Mente.

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Published

2011-01-01

How to Cite

Saraiva, A. I. R. de S. (2011). From Greece to Cronenberg or Why Women Exist. Revista Estudos Feministas, 19(2), 329. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-026X2011000200002

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Vol. 19 No. 2 (2011)

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