Ainda somos os mesmos e vivemos como nossos pais? confetos da EJATEC sobre sexualidade

Abstract

Sexuality is present in everything and everyone. This biopsychosocial and cultural manifestation, permeated by mysteries and meanings, arouses the interest of many people, whether to understand it or to silence it. Reflecting on sexuality implies recognizing that it is constructed within human relationships, in language, affections, and everyday practices. Based on this understanding, this research aims to comprehend the conceptions of sexuality held by students at EJATEC Liceísta from the perspective of Sociopoetics. Specifically, it seeks to present Sociopoetics as a methodological and epistemological possibility for research on sexuality, to show how EJATEC students express their conceptions of sexuality through the creative devices of Sociopoetics, and to understand the meanings attributed to sexuality by these students within the context of their personal and collective experiences. The study is grounded in the theoretical assumptions of Jacques Gauthier’s Sociopoetic Research (2020), in Michel Foucault’s (1988) concepts of sexuality, and in Paulo Freire’s (2019) liberating pedagogy, while also engaging in dialogue with other authors who contribute to a critical and emancipatory education. Methodologically, the research was collectively constructed through artistically and pedagogically inspired workshops on sexuality, developed with a research group composed of eight EJATEC students. Sociopoetics, as a participatory and sensitive approach, recognizes the research group as a subject that produces knowledge and affections, legitimizing experience, the body, and collectivity as sources of understanding. From the creative and expressive devices used in the workshops, “confetos” were constructed, that is, concepts woven from lived experiences, emotions, and collective creations, which reveal significant aspects of the students’ sexuality, such as family silencing around the topic, intergenerational conflicts regarding values and sexual behaviors, and possibilities for dialogue and re-signification within educational and family spaces. The co-researchers’ productions indicate that Sociopoetics enables not only the creation of new confetos about sexuality but also the establishment of a space for listening, expression, and recognition of the participants’ knowledge. Thus, the study contributes to broadening discussions on sexual education in Brazil, reaffirming the importance of methodological approaches that unite art, science, sensitivity, and collectivity in the production of knowledge.