Representação política discursiva e movimento social dos surdos: coletivização de questões como fonte de autoridade

Abstract

The notion of discursive political representation is discussed (Saward, 2010) as well as the use of sources of authority by leaders of the social movement of the deaf to pursue legitimacy in the speeches regarding educational models. A mapping of claims was drawn with a group of leaders on Facebook, in a public hearing session and in the Brazilian National Conference on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. A conclusion reached is that the main source of authority derives from turning the issues collective, either for the defense of the broad interest or in the narrated histories, shared by the deaf individuals.