Mia Couto’s The Little Word’s Kiss: a bridge between literature and bioethics

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/va.v0i29.107825

Keywords:

bioethics, literature, death, human development

Abstract

This paper’s goal is to articulate Bioethics and Literature through a bioethical analysis of Mia Couto's tale The little word's kiss (free translation of the original title O beijo da palavrinha), seeking to promote a reflection about death and end of life care. The analysis is based on Historical-cultural Psychology theory and two bioethical referentials: vulnerability and solidarity. Like the tale, which presents the possibility of knowing and feeling the sea while it is absent, the expectancy of this text is to encourage the seek for knowledge, the elaboration of feelings and the human development through Literature.

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Author Biography

  • Denise Stefanoni Combinato, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica

    Graduação em Psicologia (Unesp/Bauru), Doutorado em Saúde Coletiva (Unesp/Botucatu), Pós-doutorado em Bioética (Centro Universitário São Camilo). Psicóloga e Professora do Departamento de Humanidades no Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica.

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Published

2016-09-27

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2016): Tecidos do humano - literatura e medicina

Section

Dossiê 29: Tecidos do Humano - Literatura e Medicina

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Copyright (c) 2016 Denise Stefanoni Combinato

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COMBINATO, Denise Stefanoni. Mia Couto’s The Little Word’s Kiss: a bridge between literature and bioethics. Via Atlântica, São Paulo, v. 17, n. 1, p. 371–387, 2016. DOI: 10.11606/va.v0i29.107825. Disponível em: https://periodicos.usp.br/viaatlantica/article/view/107825.. Acesso em: 1 jun. 2024.