Female subjectivity: body language

  • Elina A. Usovskaya Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Abstract

The subject of the study is female subjectivity, viewed through the prism of its socio-cultural stigma, as well as body language as a «conductor» of norms and regulations from patriarchal culture. The article pays attention to subjectivity as a category that reflects the uniqueness of a person who has not been identified with a woman for a long time. Stereotypical attitudes towards the feminine were and are a consequence of natural gender discrimination, leading to economic and political exploitation. Women’s subjectivity is defined in the context of a value-based attitude towards oneself as an individual with a system of choice, not necessarily marked by marriage or motherhood.

Author Biography

Elina A. Usovskaya, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (cultural studies), docent; associate professor at the department of cultural studies, faculty of social and cultural communications

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Published
2024-09-02
Keywords: subjectivity, woman, patriarchal culture, discrimination, female subjectivity, personality, choice
How to Cite
Usovskaya, E. A. (2024). Female subjectivity: body language. Human in the Socio-Cultural Dimension, 2, 10-15. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/pitscd/article/view/6466
Issue
No 2 (2024): Human in the Socio-Cultural Dimension
Section
Socio-Cultural Communications