A luta das mulheres tem muitos nomes: os sistemas de organização do conhecimento frente a uma emergência conceitual

Abstract

In our daily lives, language challenges us and constitutes, enables, and disables us. Knowledge Organization Systems (KOS) depend on the same agency process attributed to language reverberating the same prejudices and marginalization culture creates. Critical studies on gender representation and underlying concepts have been widely produced to highlight silences or exclusions of certain discourses that underlie a reflection on the constituent aspects of the Social and Critical Knowledge Organization (SCKO). The theoretical framework is based on the concept of the device proposed by Foucault (1926-1984) and the performative character of the language suggested by Butler. The specific objectives include: (i) to explore the contributions of Butler and Foucault as an approach capable of perceiving KOS as performative devices; (ii) to identify defining elements of KOS that include the proposed categories of analysis; (iii) to examine the strategies that guide the construction of the KOS; (iv) Try a theoretical dimension that incorporates and updates the theoretical reflection of the principles for construction and updating the KOS. The methodological strategy points to a triangulation of methods: the first phase - the exploratory way - presents a theoretical approach, a selection of national and international terms within the feminist theme. The second phase - the descriptive-analytical method - compares the terms collected in the first phase of the investigation with the thematic terminologies of Homosaurs; Library of Congress Subject Headings; Tesaurus de gênero: lenguaje con equidad; Tesauro de Mujeres e Tesauro para estudos de gênero e mulheres. Finally, in the third phase, a comparative analysis is presented among the instruments of representation mentioned, in addition to perceiving and pointing out the reductionist bias with which the KOS undertake their mainstream. The research points to the process of crystallization of sexist and racist discourses in the Knowledge Organization Systems (Socs), which do not accompany sociocultural changes. Thus, it is necessary to defend an OSCC capable of promoting a decolonial turn in the field of OC, highlighting the importance of recognizing the intersectional realities arising from the articulation between race, gender, and class.