by Keelin Sanz
From the article:
Within what Bryan S. Turner calls a Western “ideology of able-ism,” the sick body will continuously fail to adhere to a society that celebrates aestheticization as an essential element in the process of belonging within the greater community. Furthermore, the introduction of chronic medical conditions to the human body can cause a rupture in the mind’s perception of the body and its abilities, therefore damaging one’s sense of “self” and the understanding of the self’s positioning within societal spaces. This certainly held true in my own personal experiences as someone struggling to accept the effects of multiple chronic illnesses on their own life. As a theatre practitioner, my sense of self had always greatly relied on my ability to perform. Yet, as my physical health continued to decline throughout the years, my frustration with my body’s inability to operate in the way it once had began to negatively impact my self-identification as an artist and the way in which I identified with the greater world around me. When these feelings began to emerge during my time as a Master’s student at University College Dublin and the Gaiety School of Acting, I looked to the concept of embodiment to better understand the disconnect I felt with my ailing body and my inability to rectify that body’s changes with my greater sense of identity.
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