De-Evangelization of the Knees: Epistemology, Osteoporosis, and Affliction

Abstract

I say without worrying that my body is tired of thinking from one place only. My head—heavy with loneliness—does not know the wise pieces of advice, the arrogant premises, or the brutal evidences of this difficult place. Those who wanted to cut me in pieces didn’t know what they were doing, or they did it on purpose. Myself, my entire being, thinks. My entire being knows … and I do not accept any invention of any essence, of any being or any conscience for myself, trying to say who or what I am. I live, therefore my entire being thinks. Thus, in this exercise, I will talk about what I know about my knees. And all the feminists will have fun—thinking with the knees is good for your health! It helps with the osteoporosis of monocultures and all its unviable articulations.

This text was orally presented at the Second Congress of Gender and Religion, São Leopoldo, 2006. Translated from the Portuguese by Emily Everett.