Citation

Meneghel SN, Iñiguez L. Cad. Saude Publica 2007; 23(8): 1815-1824.

Vernacular Title

Contadores de historias: praticas discursivas e violencia de genero.

Affiliation

Programa de Pos-graduacao em Saude Coletiva, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Sao Leopoldo, Brasil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Escola Nacional De Saude Publica)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17653399

Abstract

This paper analyzes a storytelling workshop, an intervention based on the referential elements of oral narratives, held at an NGO in Sao Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. The workshop was divided into three different stages: narration of a story with a focus on gender violence, a discussion based on the narrative, and an activity with body painting. The theoretical framework was based on discursive practices, and when workshop participants' discourse was assessed, at least two interpretive repertories were identified: one based on the gender category and the other on everyday life and recollections from participants' life stories. There was also considerable variety in the arguments, manifested in the contradictions and incongruence permeating the discourse. Narratives used as tools to work with abused women (especially for public health interventions) have received little attention thus far. In the current study, stories were analyzed as possible strategies to deal with gender inequalities, a powerful analytical tool for evaluating public health actions.

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