Abstract
Based on the theoretical framework offered by the Narrative Analysis, this work seeks to analyze narratives of the life histories of poor women who have experienced violent marital relationships, describing the ways in which these women operate discursively with certain normative aspects socially established, linked to “gender” crossings, “race” and “social class”. We also observe how such crossings are articulated with contemporary social elements and systems, such as romantic love, religiosity, the value of work, meritocracy. In this way, especially in the “evaluations” of the narratives analyzed, we observe certain gender-based norms competing with new elements - such as the narrators' agency - characterized by establishing cracks on normative aspects, ratifying the position taken by Butler (2014) according which, although the category “gender” refers to the mechanism by which the notions of masculine and feminine are produced and naturalized, also puts these aspects in question, producing transformations in the generalized social conventions.
Keywords:
Narrative analysis; Genre; Social Class; Domestic Gender Violence; Violent Relationships