Abstract

The concept of corporality encompasses the entirety of the human being, emphasising the interconnection between the psychophysical aspects of existence. This study is intended to reveal the structures of subjectivation and modes of behaviour that shape the human experience in the neoliberal era. We aim to demonstrate that the transition from the imaginary realm of functionalised reality to the tangible reality of fiction is a fundamental aspect of the narrative structure of Apocalypse Bébé by Virginie Despentes. In her polyphonic anatomy of contemporary societies, Despentes provides the reader with a critical, lucid and evocative deconstruction of our times, elucidating the psychological, symbolic, physical and verbal violence inherent in the social body, while simultaneously highlighting and exalting human alterity.