Sexist Etymology of ‘Hysteria’ and Politics of Representation viz-a-viz Order and Chaos

Name of Author : Saniya Puri

Abstract: This paper would then state, in its conclusive statements, that the language of the syndrome, symptoms and expected social behavior of women needs to be recodified in order to unlearn the previous codes that dehumanized the female artist and in fact considered her a hazard at home and even elsewhere. In this demand to look beyond the binary, self objectification plays a devilish role by eliminating the scope of the study of the plural narratives and vantage points. The physiological, biological and social parameters which are bound to the age-old stereotypes have to be remodeled to interrogate as to how and why the binary was created and what are the ways in which it can be deconstructed. As far as madness is concerned, if ambition is maddening but sets women free, then maybe it is not so bad a term after all. However, reclaiming the body of several institutions and our own bodies is a momentous step against the institutionalization of the notion of hysterical women.

Keywords : Sexist Etymology, Hysteria, Politics, Chaos

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