Antípoda. Revista de Antropología y Arqueología

Antipod. Rev. Antropol. Arqueol | eISSN 2011-4273 | ISSN 1900-5407

A partir do conflito: epistemologia e política nas etnografias feministas

No. 35 (2019-04-01)
  • Andrea García González
https://doi.org/10.7440/antipoda35.2019.01

Resumo

Objetivo/contexto: toma-se como ponto de partida a pesquisa etnográfica sobre o processo sociopolítico no País Basco depois da suspensão do fogo por parte do grupo ETA. Neste artigo, discuto primeiro a importância da etnografia como prática política a partir do encontro, da conversa e da relação. Em segundo lugar, analiso os conflitos que são inerentes à prática etnográfica e como seu reconhecimento e abertura são necessários para a reflexão na pesquisa e na produção de conhecimento. A partir disto, exploro a vulnerabilidade inerente às práticas etnográficas, quando se passa do trabalho de campo à escrita. Metodologia: a pesquisa se baseia na metodologia etnográfica. O artigo propõe a importância desta metodologia ao trabalhar os conflitos e ao criar consciência sobre a vulnerabilidade como transformadora, como parte da política feminista que realizamos nos diferentes âmbitos de nossa vida, incluído o acadêmico — marco que deve ser revisado e questionado. Conclusões: ao fazer etnografia fazemos política. Uma política que sustento como feminista porque permite o surgimento de dúvidas e contradições, consente errar e titubear, procura prazeres, questiona mordomias incorporadas e incita ao debate. As etnografias feministas são possíveis precisamente porque sua própria existência se questiona e porque abrem conflitos desde os quais o conhecimento circula e se amplia, em conexão com nossos corpos e emoções. Originalidade: este artigo pretende aprofundar a discussão, a reflexão e o questionamento de uma prática etnográfica carregada de desafios. A potencialidade de sua escrita desde a reflexão experiencial é uma provocação para abrir conversas de ordem epistemológica, metodológica e política.

Palavras-chave: etnografia, feminismos, mudança social, política, reflexividade, trabalho de campo

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