The construction of a qualitative feminist methodology with narrative-critical approach

The construction of a qualitative feminist methodology with narrative-critical approach

Authors

  • Adriano Beiras UFSC
  • Leonor M. Cantera Espinosa UAB
  • Ana L. Casasanta Garcia UFSC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5027/psicoperspectivas-Vol16-Issue2-fulltext-1012

Keywords:

feminist methodology, narratives, qualitative method

Abstract

A critical narrative qualitative methodology is presented as a possible and coherent format with the theoretical bases of feminisms, to show the political and ethical importance of feminist projects, especially the commitment to the social change of feminist methodology, and to the Research in general. With an epistemological basis in the principles and criteria of Social Constructivism, Post-Structural Feminism and Queer Theory, the methodology used as an example for this discussion was applied in a doctoral study that investigated the process of construction-deconstruction of masculine subjectivities with a Therapeutic approach, within the framework of a public program of care for men who exercised violence against women. Through this empirical example, it was observed that this analytical format offers tools for a critical reflection on feminist methodologies. It was established that the use of this specific methodology allows a better visualization of the problem of violence. It highlights the need for new paradigms that promote ethical and political commitment, which include contributions and allow dialogue with feminist historical advances and studies of men and masculinities.    

Author Biographies

Adriano Beiras, UFSC

Profesor del Departamento de Psicología de la Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina. Doctor Europeo en Psicología Social por la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, España. Estancias pósdoctorales - UFSC bolsa PDJ - CNPq, Universidad de Granada -UGr-España, University of Brighton-UK.

Leonor M. Cantera Espinosa, UAB

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) por la Universidad de Puerto Rico. Doctora en Psicología Social con Premio Extraordinario por la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB). Profesora Titular de Psicología Social de la UAB. Directora del Departamento de Psicología Social de la UAB. Participa en diversos grados y Másteres. Co-creadora y Coordinadora del primer máster en todo el Estado Español sobre violencia de género. Coordinadora del grupo de investigación de la violencia en la pareja y el trabajo-VIPAT. 

Ana L. Casasanta Garcia, UFSC

Psicóloga. Mestranda em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC).

Published

2017-07-12

How to Cite

Beiras, A., Cantera Espinosa, L. M., & Casasanta Garcia, A. L. (2017). The construction of a qualitative feminist methodology with narrative-critical approach. Psicoperspectivas, 16(2), 54-65. https://doi.org/10.5027/psicoperspectivas-Vol16-Issue2-fulltext-1012
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