Admission to undergraduate courses at UFFS – Chapecó Campus: intersectionality as a concept and a way of reading the trajectories of women after 25 years of age

Abstract

Sexist, classist and racist structures mark the history of people who are determined by their place/territory of belonging, their body, their color, their gender and the social class they belong to. From an intersectional perspective, we present the life trajectories/histories of women who entered the undergraduate program at UFFS – Campus Chapecó (SC) after the age of 25. These trajectories are shared through the intertwining of violence, at the intersection of gender and class and their challenges. The method chosen was the conversation circle, which provides freedom in formulating and reformulating questions and interactive exchanges between participants. The basic debate goes through the concept of intersectionality, allowing us to understand the social structure in which they are immersed. We conclude that addressing intersectional aspects in the lives of future teachers is fundamental to understanding their trajectories and strengthening them personally and professionally.