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The (dis)embodied self in anorexia nervosa

R J Lester1

  • 1Department of Anthropology, University of California at San Diego, USA.

Social Science & Medicine (1982)
|February 1, 1997
PubMed
Summary

This study explores "technologies of the self" to bridge medical and feminist models of anorexia nervosa. It reframes eating disorder behaviors as self-tailoring, offering a new approach to understanding and treating the illness.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Medical Humanities

Background:

  • The debate on eating disorders often pits feminist cultural models against traditional medical ones.
  • Both models present limitations in fully explaining the subjective experience of anorexia nervosa.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To deconstruct the feminist and medical models of anorexia nervosa.
  • To analyze the construction of "the self" within these discourses.
  • To propose a new framework for understanding and treating anorexia nervosa.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of existing feminist and medical discourses on eating disorders.
  • Application of Foucault's concept of "technologies of the self".
  • Fieldwork counseling in an eating disorders treatment center.

Main Results:

  • Feminist models, while advancing cultural analysis, create their own dichotomies.
  • Both models struggle to theorize an embodied self in anorexia nervosa.
  • Foucault's "technologies of the self" offer a way to bridge internal and external experiences.

Conclusions:

  • Reconceptualizing anorexia nervosa behaviors as "technologies of the self" can reframe the "inside" and "outside".
  • This approach allows for tailoring the self and offers a more integrated understanding of the illness.
  • The proposed framework aids in understanding the articulation of the self in anorexia nervosa.

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