A experiência política das mulheres da Casa Tina Martins

Abstract

The objective of this research is to analyze the political experience of the women of “Casa Tina Martins” in the light of the Foucaultian perspective. Casa Tina Martins, as it is known, is a reference space for women that originated from the occupation of the former building of the Faculty of Engineering of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) by members of the Olga Benário Women's Movement. Currently, the house is considered an important shelter for women in situations of violence in the state of Minas Gerais. The political experience in question will be analyzed from two mutually reinforcing axes: the constitution of the political subjects situated there and the trajectory of creation of the House, considering its daily organizational practices and the interlocutions with the government of the State. Through participatory methodologies, we sought to explore the continuous power relations that constitute the discourses present in the life of these subjects. This was made possible by the triangulation of different means of interation in the research field, among them, participant observation, in-depth interviews, film and photographic records, field diary and secondary data extracted from social networks and other materials produced by the group studied. Finally, it was possible to draw a parallel between the History of Sexuality: The Care of the Self of the philosopher Michel Foucault (2014) and the experience of “Casa Tina Martins”, comprising moments in which the subject is exposed to ruptures as transformative practices in the context of violence.