Abstract

PIRES, Andressa Fontana  and  CARNIEL, Fagner. Narratives that matter: Reading practices in sociology teaching. Rev. Bras. Educ. [online]. 2021, vol.26, e260085.  Epub Nov 24, 2021. ISSN 1809-449X.  https://doi.org/10.1590/s1413-24782021260085.

What could be the place of literature in Sociology teaching? To what extent could reading literary narratives aid the learning of gender relations and sexuality in our society? Through school experiences with Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s tale The yellow wallpaper, this article argues about the pedagogical potential of the use of literature in the development of consciences and sensitivities concerned with asymmetries, inequalities and violence inscribed in the genderized daily life we live on. Finally, the affinities between literature and feminist social theories are emphasized as methodological possibilities of teaching and learning that privilege the resignification of the social world, as well the reorganization of oneself, in learning other ways of conceiving and experiencing sexual diversity.

Keywords : schooling; sociology teaching; literary reading; gender and sexuality; teaching methodology.

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