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Scanned Document UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA CATARINA TECNOLOGIAS DA INFORMAÇÃO E COMUNICAÇÃO ELLEN LARISSA DE CARVALHO AQUINO DA PARTICIPAÇÃO AO ATIVISMO: AS TECNOLOGIAS DA INFORMAÇÃO E COMUNICAÇÃO ALIADAS AO FEMINISMO. Araranguá, Dezembro de 2015 ELLEN LARISSA DE CARVALHO AQUINO DA PARTICIPAÇÃO AO ATIVISMOS: AS TECNOLOGIAS DA INFORMAÇÃO E COMUNICAÇÃO ALIADAS AO FEMINISMO Trabalho de Curso submetido à Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina como parte dos requisitos necessários para a obtenção do Grau de Bacharel em Tecnologias Da Informação e Comunicação. Sob a orientação do Professor Giovani M. Lunardi. Araranguá, 2015 ERRATA Folha Linha Onde se lê Leia-se Ficha de identificação da obra elaborada pelo autor, através do Programa de Geração Automática da Biblioteca Universitária da UFSC. Aquino, Ellen Larissa de Carvalho Aquino DA PARTICIPAÇÃO AO ATIVISMO: AS TECNOLOGIAS DA INFORMAÇÃO E COMUNICAÇÃO ALIADAS AO FEMINISMO. / Ellen Larissa de Carvalho Aquino Aquino ; orientador, Giovani M. Lunardi Lunardi - Araranguá, SC, 2015. 112 p. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus Araranguá. Graduação em Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação. Inclui referências 1. Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação. 2. Ativismo. 3. Gênero. 4. Feminismo . 5. Tecnociência . I. Lunardi, Giovani M. Lunardi. II. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Graduação em Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação. III. Título. “Dedico este trabalho a todos que me incentivaram, em especial a minha família". AGRADECIMENTOS Agradeço primeiramente a Deus, pela sua graça e amor que são fundamentais pra mim. A minha mãe Edilene, por nunca ter medido esforços em proporcionar o melhor, por ser minha eterna professora, pela dedicação e amor que nunca faltaram. Ao meu pai José Augusto, por todo incentivo ao longo da minha vida, e por todo conhecimento que possuí, porque me fazem nunca querer encontrar limite na ciência. Ao meu padrasto Nereu, que me ensinou a importância de voar. A minha madrasta Carla, por todo incentivo. Aos meus irmãos que são a alegria da minha vida. Ao Alysson, a Jennifer, ao Raul, ao Ruan e ao Rodney: Obrigada por cada puxão de orelha, cada incentivo, cada partilha, cada cuidado, cada ajuda, e todo aprendizado que tive e tenho com vocês. A minha cunhada Jéssica, pela amizade, carinho e por toda fuleragem. Aos meus familiares, minha avó, meus tios(as), primos (as). Por serem parte importante da minha vida. Em especial a minha tia Patrícia e meu tio Joel, por terem me acolhido nesse semestre. Um agradecimento especial a Daniele, por acreditar em mim, e pelas inúmeras correções a este trabalho. Aos meus amigos, A aqueles que a vida fez questão de colocar os quilômetros como distância nesse período de faculdade. Mas, nunca estiveram ausentes na minha vida: Natália e Bona (sem esquecer da Bela), Maria Beatriz, Stella e Marcella, Patrícia e Luiz Felipe (seus pais Marcos e Beth), Jony, PP e Tiago...e tantos outros que de algum modo foram presentes. A aqueles que a vida me permitiu conhecer no período da graduação e que vou querer ter por perto pelo resto da vida: Karin (Meu obrigado especial por ser minha Coach), Tamara, Gustavo, Sarah, Mariana, Maria, Carol, Gabi, Joice, Luiz, Osvaldo, Willian...Grupo AA. A aqueles que dividiram não só a amizade, mas a rotina de uma lar: Paula, Dienifer, Anne e Josiane. Aos meus presentes de Intercâmbio: As Boes (Em especial a Isa por ter me acolhido várias noites ao longo desse semestre), e os amigos de Alcalá. A Mariana, por todas as caronas, e conversas. A esta universidade, direção, administração, e em especial o corpo docente, que oportunizaram e contribuíram na minha jornada acadêmica. A meu orientador Giovani M. Lunardi, pelo suporte no pouco tempo que lhe coube, pelas suas correções e incentivos. Ao Caltic, a AAACA e o RexLab. A ABUB, em especial a região SUL e os amigos dessa jornada: George, Jéssica e Renata. E a todos que direta ou indiretamente fizeram parte da minha formação, o meu muito obrigada! "Hey moça, o que é isso? cadê teu sorriso? o que aconteceu? tristeza no olhar peso ao caminhar alguma coisa doeu hey moça não precisa ter medo não existe segredo que eu não possa ouvir Se eu te abraçar você pode chorar confie em mim hey moça vai ficar tudo bem seja lá o que tem logo vem o amanhã não quer falar, te respeito te carrego no peito eu sou sua irmã". Grazi - Feminismo Poético. RESUMO A evolução proporcionada pelas Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação contribuíram para o nascimento de novas maneiras de pensar e interpretar a trajetória humana. Esta expansão deu-se, também, por meio da participação da mulher no desenvolvimento da ciência e da tecnologia. Com o passar do tempo, essa participação das mulheres tornou-se instrumento favorável, por meio das TIC´s, ao feminismo (movimento que luta pelos direitos das mulheres). A partir disso, o presente trabalho apresenta, através de uma pesquisa teórica e documental, o envolvimento das mulheres no avanço das TIC´s, visando o empoderamento feminino através desta contribuição. Além do mais, deseja refletir sobre a apropriação do uso dos artefatos tecnológicos em favor das mulheres, via ativismo político e a articulação das causas feministas. Palavras-chave: TIC´s, Gênero, Feminismo, Ativismo, Mulheres, Tecnociência ABSTRACT The advancements made possible by the Information and Communication Technologies contributed in large to the birth of new ways of thinking and interpreting the human trajectory. This expansion in thinking is due to the growth of women taking part in the development of science and technology, among other reasons. Over time, the participation of women has become a key instrument to feminism (women's rights movement), particularly through ICT's. Building on that concept, this paper presents a theoretical and documentary research, and the involvement of women in the advancement of ICT, aimed at women's empowerment through their contribution to the field. Moreover, there is a reflection on the appropriation of the use of technological artifacts in favor of women, via political activism and the articulation of feminist causes. Keywords: ICTs, Gender, Feminism, Activism, Women, Technoscience LISTA DE ILUSTRAÇÕES Figura 1- Gráfico sobre inserção da internet na população mundial ................................................22 Figura 2- Gráfico sobre as redes sociais mais utilizadas ......................................................................22 Figura 3- Imagem de Sufragistas protestando em direito ao voto das mulheres ..........................32 Figura 4- Imagem de Mulheres, participantes do movimento Sufragista, em protesto ..............32 Figura 5- Imagem do incêndio na fábrica Triangle Shirtwaist Company .......................................34 Figura 6- Imagem baseada na propaganda de guerra dos Estados Unidos, fazendo referência ao feminismo plural .........................................................................................................................................36 Figura 7- Gráfico referente a violência sexual sofrida pelas mulheres ............................................38 Figura 8- Gráfico referente a divergência de carreira entre gêneros ................................................43 Figura 9- Imagem de um quadro retratando Ada Lovelace .................................................................45 Figura 10- Imagem com representações da trajetória histórica de Grace Hopper ........................47 Figura 11- Imagem das participantes pioneiras do projeto ENIAC ..................................................50 Figura 12- Imagem do logo do Projeto Meninas Digitais....................................................................56 Figura 13- Imagem do logo do Projeto Made With Code ...................................................................57 Figura 14- Imagem do logo do perfil @CiberFeminismo no Twitter ..............................................62 Figura 15- Imagem do fanzine RiotGrrrl edição maio/2004 ...............................................................67 Figura 16- Imagem do fanzine Xereca ......................................................................................................69 Figura 17- Imagem do Viva la Vulva edição 9 .......................................................................................70 Figura 18 e 19 - Imagem das mulheres durante as manifestações da Primavera Árabe ..... 72, 73 Figura 20- Imagem da "garota do sutiã azul" ..........................................................................................74 Figura 21- Imagem de um material de divulgação das manifestações da Primavera Árabe .....74 Figura 22- Imagem da manifestação Slutwalk em Toronto, Canadá ...............................................75 Figura 23- Imagem de manifestantes durante ação das Marcha das Vadias ..................................77 Figura 24- Gráfico sobre a forma que as pessoas souberam da Marcha das Vadias ...................77 Figura 25- Gráfico informativo dos tweets acerca do feminismo, no top trending .....................78 Figura 26- Imagem do tweet do presidente obama sobre #StandWithWendy ..............................79 Figura 27- Imagem de um tweet utilizando a foto do senado durante discurso da senadora, e a hashtag #StandWithWendy ...........................................................................................................................79 Figura 28- Imagem utilizada no facebook, pelas pessoas contra a PL5069, em sobreposição a imagem de seus perfis .....................................................................................................................................80
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