Alex Garcia – My steps at university!
Brothers and sisters!
Lately, I have been receiving many questions about my
education, my steps at university. Talking about my steps at university is also
reflecting on the development of my identity so I decided to write a summary. I
highlight that this question is part of the series of reflections I have
developed a lot in Brazil as well as in other countries. Please, read
carefully. I invite you all to go deep
in this summary because its potential is endless!
Alex Garcia – My steps at university!
My intention with this approach is to promote considerations
and reflections on disability from the perspective of the “power” that is our
society and that moves interests. This power is the one which often closes the
possibilities of developing a complete and self-sustaining identity. For us,
persons with disabilities, who recognize the factual and causal relation of power that naturally surround us take the
first step in building our identity, where the metamorphic identity which is
characterized by a constant move-transmit-move is the desire, the
necessity. Having a solid identity is
fundamental for denying the presupposed and preconceived identity. To deny
presupposition of our identity to establish the rupture with characteristics of
subordination that mark our relations. The presupposed and preconceived
identity minimizes citizen participation in the organization and development of
public policies that do not tolerate our individuality and our consistent
participation which impact on our society. Thus, the need of reflection,
otherness and negation of such factors is urgent.
After writing this summary, I received a very welcome comment
from my friend Laura on the importance of highlighting a reference bibliography
to understand my comment in depth.
And so I share with you.
While the most important question is reflecting on our daily
lives, what helped me a lot was knowing the “sharp” thinking of the French
Michael Foucault who, besides being a
psychologist, a philosopher, a social theorist and a historian, wasa homosexual.
For me, having studied
Foucault was fundamental and one of the most important issues of my life.
Why was (and is) Michel Foucault so important for me?
In general, Foucault analyzes the relation between power and
knowledge which results on domination or autonomy. I mean that Foucault
questioned the relation between power and knowledge and how they are managed
for social control through institutions.
Something essential is understanding the term “institution”.
This term also means persons. Persons (individual and groups are also
“institutions”).
Foucault how philosophy can help us see the areas of
domination. When we see these areas more clearly, we are able to understand how
we are dominated and to devise social structures that minimizes the risk of
domination.
Foucault says:
"Knowledge is the only space of freedom of the Human
being and we must pay attention to the details because the details individualize
persons.“
These, among many other details, are an invitation for
persons with disabilities to approach Foucault, insn’t it?
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