“Um espelho bom do restante da sociedade” : violência contra as mulheres e resistências feministas de estudantes do curso de serviço social da Universidade Federal de Sergipe entre 2022 e 2023

Abstract

This work is the result of studies carried out in the feminist nucleus of the Marxist Studies and Research Group of the Federal University of Sergipe (UFS) and aims to analyze the non-institutional strategies for confronting violence against women at the Federal University of Sergipe, between 2022 and 2023, by students of the Social Work course. It also seeks to characterize violence against women inserted in the academic context, its particularities and relations with the power structures formed at the university, to investigate the dialogues between the Social Work student movement and the social movements within the UFS in the face of violence against women in the academic space, and to raise the strategies adopted by students of the Social Work course at UFS in confronting violence against women in the university environment. To this end, bibliographic research techniques were used, in which we sought to understand the categories: patriarchy, racism, violence against women, feminism and university. In the documentary research part, statistical data provided by the Fala.Br platform, the Atlas of Violence and the Brazilian Public Security Forum were used, as well as the analysis of student organizations' websites. In the field part, a focus group was carried out with students from the UFS Social Work course, organized in collectives or social movements. In view of the above, we collected results that indicate the presence of violence against women in the daily lives of Social Work students, mainly on public transportation on the way to campus and inside the classrooms. The data also indicate that collective organization, whether in women's or mixed organizations, student or not, contributes to political tension within the institution, promoting actions through organizations and publicly denouncing cases that have occurred. Therefore, it is concluded that there is a need to create policies to combat and confront violence within the institution, in conjunction with the movements and collectives active on campuses. Furthermore, it is necessary to structure measures that facilitate reporting and the processing of cases, as well as to guarantee support and support for victims. It is also essential to expand and mature the debate.