Abstract

SANTOS, Maria Edivania Alves dos  and  MEZZAROBA, Cristiano. CINEMA/MOVIES IN THE EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT TO PROBLEMATIZE ISSUES RELATED TO FAT BODY STIGMA. Práx. Educ. [online]. 2023, vol.19, n.50, e12220.  Epub July 03, 2024. ISSN 2178-2679.  https://doi.org/10.22481/praxisedu.v19i50.12220.

This study presents the limitations and consequences (violence) imposed on a fat body in contemporary Western society. Understanding the school as a place to broaden the perspective of differences, we sought to answer the following question: How can the cinema/movies contribute to problematize issues related to the fat body and stigma in the educational context? Methodologically, this was a qualitative study of descriptive-exploratory nature, through film analysis, using as corpus of analysis the movie "Precious" (IMDB, 2009). The movie allowed us to realize that the stigma of the fat body is naturalized in all social spaces where Precious is present, stimulating symbolic and physical violence. We understand that the use of cinema/movies in the educational context, with the mediation of the teacher, makes it possible to (re)think critically and reflectively about issues related to the fat body and its social exclusion, in order to foster the deconstruction of prejudice and a more human education.

Keywords : education; body; stigma; movie.

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