Blindness: Cultural and corporal constructions of a condition

Aug 15, 2024

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Explore the societal impact of blindness in a world where hope is scarce, shedding light on the vulnerability of existence when the body fails as a reference point. Delve into the recent culture of rights amidst a fragile participatory democracy, struggling against an authoritarian State and a weak welfare system that burdens organizations. Unravel the anguish of corporeal transgression and the darkness of living without life in this poignant narrative.

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Blindness: Cultural and corporal constructions of a condition

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Blindness: Cultural and corporal constructions of a condition Photo: wbu
Portuguese “lack of social movement”: • A recent culture of rights and a fragile participatory democracy • A State that remains with some traits of authoritarian centralism • A weak welfare-state that obliges the organizations to compensate its deficits in the delivery of social services
─ Go on with your life! ─ What life? I’ve got no life. I’m here in the darkness!
“Blindness is also this: to live in a world where hope is gone”
Anguish of corporal transgression: vulnerability in the existence given by a body that fails us, that transgresses references in the manner of being in the world.