GÊNERO, SEXUALIDADE E SURDEZ: PERSPECTIVAS DE ESTUDANTES DO INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE EDUCAÇÃO DE SURDOS - INES

Abstract

Deafness and deaf people are understood based on cultural differences, it is important to articulate this understanding with discussion regarding gender and sexuality from a cultural perspective in education and deaf studies. The present study aims to analyze the characteristics of a set of meanings about gender and sexuality of deaf academics who use Libras from the Bilingual Pedagogy Course in the face-to-face modality of the National Institute of the Deaf – INES. To this end, a data collection instrument characterized as an online questionnaire was made available to all students with an active independent contract. The final sample of participants was made up of seven deaf people, whose answers were verified with the help of the IRAMUTEQ 0.7.2.0 software (Interface de R pour les Analyzes Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires). The investigation is exploratory in nature and consists of a qualitative-quantitative approach, or mixed research, with statistical representation in the procedure used to analyze the results. The results allow us to undermine the precariousness of information about gender and sexuality in various facets of this topic in higher education. Therefore, it should be considered that initiatives that regulate inclusive actions and the entry and permanence of deaf students in regular schools or higher education are not enough if the quality of the information that reaches these users is still questionable. Therefore, it is important to observe the gap that exists regarding gender relations, sexuality and deaf issues in higher education. It is necessary to continue and deepen research in this little-explored field from the perspective of deaf people, with the purpose of instigating and, perhaps, transforming perspectives and actions on this subject in the academic sphere, as well as contributing to the formation of the subjectivity of deaf subjects, considering the cultural and social elements that represent deafness, gender and sexuality, and using sign language, they guarantee access to quality information.