Um ensaio teórico a partir do inventário bruxesco: mulheres, violência e narrativa

Abstract

This dissertation, as a theoretical essay, analyzes how schools might function as an “anti-bonfire” in confronting violence against women, based on the witch figure. In order to do that, a witchcraft inventory was created to tell the story of women that have been murdered since the ancient times to the present days, as even though the visible bonfires have been extinguished, violence against women is still alive in contemporary practices. This investigation aims to establish a relationship between patriarchy, witch hunts, the rise of capitalism and the control of female bodies. Based on this historical view, it also examines public policies that seek to combat violence against women, with a focus on Brazil. Finally, this research argues that schools can be a crucial space for human formation that still invests in narrative practices, by enabling people to problematize their own experiences as well as those of others, thus being able to create other narratives of themselves. The main theoretical references are Federici, Telles, Butler, Foucault, Petit and hooks. It has been concluded that, by incorporating these practices, the school can effectively become an “anti-fire”, capable of both facing the narrative crisis we have been experiencing and opening up spaces for confrontation to deal with violence against women.