Entre a ferida aberta e a sutura: a posicionalidade dos estudantes frente às opressões no processo formativo em Design na ESDI/UERJ

Abstract

The research seeks to investigate, with the students of the School of Industrial Design of the State University of Rio de Janeiro (ESDI/UERJ), how oppressions are inserted into the design training process. It also seeks to identify and/or create spaces for dialogue to confront the oppressions identified, such as race, class and sexuality. The research deals with social interactions inside and outside the classroom, understanding the pedagogical practices adopted from the experiences and reflections of ESDI/UERJ Design students in the years 2022 and 2023. The research uses a positioned and intersectional perspective, aiming to contribute to a critical recognition of the design education process, also from a localized perspective. In the first stage, two dynamics were carried out in different disciplines, culminating in an analysis of the impact of students' positionality on the development of design solutions and content for classes. In the second stage, a workshop entitled "Tecido Social" was held to understand how students feel affected by the oppressions that violate their experience of the educational process. Subsequently, an online conversation was held with the same students who had participated in the workshop, in order to deepen and discuss the impressions left by the workshop, exploring the interests and mobilizations that they have made in presenting their ways of validating their presence in this space. The results show that learning takes place not only in the curriculum, but also in interpersonal relationships. Some of the oppression manifests itself in everyday social interactions, while some occurs when course content reinforces hegemonic values that oppress certain social groups. Despite negative experiences, students identify spaces and relationships at the university where they can validate their perspectives, assert themselves as subjects, and develop professionally.