Gėdingosios kūno funkcijos: tema ir tyrimų perspektyvos
LTStraipsnyje pristatomas ir analizuojamas svarbus šiuolaikinių kūno studijų aspektas – gėdingosios kūno funkcijos. Straipsnio autoriai siekia atkreipti Lietuvos etnologų, antropologų, kitų humanitarinių ir socialinių mokslų atstovų dėmesį į lietuviškas tradicines ir šiuolaikines kūno sampratas. Jos ne tik savaime įdomios, bet ir reikšmingos lietuviškos kultūros tyrinėjimams. Metodas: kritinė analizė. Pagrindinė išvada: gėdingųjų kūno funkcijų tyrinėjimas yra perspektyvus ir prasmingas užsiėmimas.
ENThe authors seek to draw the attention of Lithuanian ethnologists, anthropologists, and other representatives of the humanities and social sciences, to the Lithuanian traditional and modern body concepts. They are not only interesting, but also significant to Lithuanian culture studies. This paper presents and analyses an important aspect of the modern study of the body—shameful bodily functions. They are a very promising object of cultural studies. Unfortunately, shameful bodily functions around the world are often quite reluctantly studied. Lithuanian shameful bodily functions are still waiting for their researchers. About the Lithuanian body there is generally very little information, although it is very necessary. It is extremely difficult to find ethnographic data on necessary everyday human physiological needs, about the concept of Lithuanian shame, body structure and its functions; there is very little knowledge about how and when in Lithuania children start toilet training. Gathering and analysis of this type of information helps us better understand traditional and modern Lithuanian culture.
