"A Mulher No Mercado": Narrativa De Sofrimento E Denúncia Postada No Blog De Uma Mulher Com Câncer De Mama

Abstract

This article investigates the narrative positioning of Vitória, the fictitious name of a woman undergoing breast cancer treatment who uses social networks to share her life stories, especially after the diagnosis of the disease. Thus, we selected a narrative of suffering and denunciation posted on her blog in the initial phase of her treatment. It is possible to identify transversal themes such as stigma, prejudice and resistance through denunciation. The theoretical and methodological framework proposes a dialogue between studies on identity performances in the narrative, discourse as social change and narrative positioning. The research methodology is qualitative and interpretive of a netnographic nature. Thus, the objectives of the study are: (i) to analyze Vitória's identity performances through a narrative posted on her blog; and (ii) to understand how the participant's Discourses point to her transformation into a person with more agency during her fight against breast cancer. The analysis indicates that: (i) the participant reframes her experience of pain and regret, in a perspective of discourse as social action via discourses of emotion; and (ii) the agency is directed to the interlocutors on social networks, as political and identity positioning to face cancer.