(DES)CONSTRUÇÃO DO OLHAR: O ENSINO DE TEATRO EM AMBIENTE VIRTUAL COMO ALIADO NA DESNATURALIZAÇÃO DA VIOLÊNCIA CONTRA A MULHER

Abstract

In 2018, the enactment of Law No. 13,718 classified sexual harassment as a crime in Brazil, defining it as a lewd act against someone, without consent, to satisfy one's own lust or that of a third party. This legislation alerted society to the urgency of combating violence against women and denaturalizing behaviors previously considered subtle. In view of this, it is essential to propose actions that offer alternatives to violent relationships, especially against women. Based on the belief that the teaching of Theater can contribute to the deconstruction of sexist behaviors, this master’s thesis investigates the impact of Theater teaching on the perception of violence against women, with a focus on sexual harassment. The research, which dialogues with the principles of Augusto Boal's Theater of the Oppressed (2019), was conducted virtually with elementary and high school students from a public school in Salvador (BA), using technological tools such as WhatsApp, Facebook, and Google Meet. Between September 2020 and February 2021, virtual experiments were conducted, divided into asynchronous and synchronous stages. Data collection included participant observation, structured interviews with students' families, and online questionnaires. Data analysis, carried out using Laurence Bardin's Content Analysis (2002), sought to deepen the understanding of the process and its meanings. The results demonstrated the feasibility of adapting Theater teaching to the virtual environment, in a suitable setting to any young person or teenager with access to the necessary equipment. This modality becomes an effective tool for monitoring and in the creative process, in addition to the countless possibilities for hybrid creations (investigations of creative processes in virtual environments). That said, I believe that carrying out the theater experiment in a virtual environment achieved its goals due to the participation of students, consolidating an autonomous artistic practice even in times of social distancing imposed by Covid-19, as well as the production of the virtual scenic result (video), which can be used as a teaching material by targeted research or in the classroom.