Entre gritos e silêncios : mulheres, subjetividade e resistência.

Abstract

The following dissertation aims to understand the the subjectivation of women who are socially vulnerable, especially in contexts of violence and inequality. It is an attempt to comprehend the coming of existence and resistance of these women, in the face of socioeconomic issues, and also of gender and race. This study relied on the cartography method.In addiction to the methodology, individual interviews and field diaries were used as instruments for collecting data. In order to comprehend the narratives and the conflicting power forces at play this study conversed with Foucault's studies insomuch to think about the production of certain ways of being a woman based on power relations. This dialogue broaden the thinking about gender and intersectionality, where as black feminists authors and poststructuralist feminist thinkers contribute to the theoretical construction of this discussion. Finally, from the data analysis, two analytic markers emerged: violence, which, linked to the condition of vulnerability, is the guiding principle in order to understand the ways of subjectivation and resistance of women, as well as public social assistance policies and psychological practices in listening and supporting these subjects.