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Låt dem få se skönheten: En textanalys av Karolina Widerströms syn på sexualitet
Södertörn University College, School of Gender, Culture and History.
2006 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 points / 15 hpStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

The purpose of this essay is to analyze the view on sexuality held by Sweden’s first woman doctor Karolina Widerström, by using ideologycritical textanalysis on the written scriptures of dr. Widerström that focus on sexualpolitics. In doing this I use the theory of speech by Foucault. In this study I focus on Widerström’s scriptures, what she wrote about, how she wrote about it but also what she couldn't write due to the historical context and how omission can still speak of power. I mean that Widerström intentionally tried to write about immoral subjects in a moral way and that her sexualpolitic scriptures give a rare expression of a positive view on sexuality, which is even clearer in comparison with Elizabeth Blackwell, another woman doctor and gynaecologist active in USA. By examining the threats and ideals in their works I come to the conclusion that Widerström’s view on sexuality as beautiful, natural and positive is very different from Blackwell’s point of view.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Huddinge: Institutionen för genus, kultur och historia , 2006. , p. 41
Keywords [en]
Karolina Widerström, woman doctor, sexuality, urge, morals
Keywords [sv]
Karolina Widerström, kvinnlig läkare, sexualitet, drift, sedlighet
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Gender Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-1127OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-1127DiVA, id: diva2:15181
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Available from: 2007-04-13 Created: 2007-04-13

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