Doświadczenie endometriozy i mięśniaków macicy w perspektywie netnograficznej. Krytyczna analiza braku metafory w dialogu z Susan Sontag
This netnographic study analyzing Facebook narratives of women with endometriosis and uterine fibroids argues that the lack of metaphor causes diagnostic delays and medical gaslighting, while virtual communities restore social status to pain.
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This qualitative study employs netnography to analyze the narratives of women with endometriosis and uterine fibroids, critically engaging with Susan Sontag’s theories on illness metaphors. The author argues that a lack of metaphor in medical discourse creates a "violence of transparency" that trivializes these conditions, leading to diagnostic delays and medical gaslighting for patients. By examining online support groups, the research demonstrates how virtual communities serve as linguistic laboratories that restore social status to pain and help rebuild patient identity. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — specifically examining the sociolinguistic experiences and metaphorical representation of the disease among affected women.
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