A representação da violência de gênero nos contos "metanoia" e "meritocracia" de Elisa Pereira

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the representation of gender-based violence and the reactions of female characters to the violence perpetrated against them in the short stories “Metanoia” and “Meritocracia”, both included in the book Sem fantasia (2020) by Afro-descendant writer Elisa Pereira. The analysis was conducted due to prior participation as a collaborator in the Extension Project A Lei Maria da Penha nas Escolas: desconstruindo a violência, construindo diálogos, carried out in 2015 by the Núcleo das Promotorias de Justiça de Defesa da Mulher Vítima de Violência contra a Mulher (NUPEVID) of the Public Prosecutor's Office of the State of Piauí (MP/PI). Regarding methodology, the research is classified as exploratory and bibliographic, with a qualitative approach. It is based on gender studies, feminist literary criticism, and legal frameworks that define violence against women in Brazil. Thus, its theoretical foundation draws on the works of Scott (1995), Minayo and Souza (1998), Ginzburg (2012), Bourdieu (2012), González (2020), and Saffioti (1987; 2001; 2015), among other scholars who have significantly contributed to the study and understanding of this theme. The research findings indicate that the representation of gender-based violence in the selected corpus highlights specific aspects of this form of violence, such as routinization, self-blame, fear, women's social roles, objectification, patriarchy, and its intersection with other systems of oppression and domination. Additionally, the study underscores the epidemic nature of this social phenomenon, emphasizing its occurrence across multiple social spaces and its impact on diverse groups of women. Regarding the characters' responses to violence and the trauma they experience, Suelen demonstrates courage by escaping an abusive relationship, while Daiane exhibits determination by moving forward with resilience, asserting her resistance through the pursuit of education and employment opportunities.