Narrating oneself to exist: analysis of objectivation and subjectivation processes in Veneno

Authors

  • Jeikson Makson da Silva State University of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN)
  • Marcos Paulo de Azevedo State University of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2194-5751

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33871/22386084.2025.15.28.249-274

Keywords:

Body, Dispositif, Subjectivation, Transsexuality

Abstract

This article aims to investigate the process of objectification and subjectivation of transgender bodies through the analysis of discourses present in the field of audiovisualities, which, in turn, are shaped by the dispositif of transsexuality. To this end, we have defined the television series Veneno as the corpus for analysis, in which it is possible to observe the strategies of control and confrontation that materialize in the experiences of members of the transgender community. The analysis is based on the theoretical and methodological assumptions of Foucauldian discursive studies. The results show that transgender identity, in the media field, far from being a homogeneous or essentialized category, constitutes a dynamic process, permeated by tensions and challenges imposed by the discourses surrounding gender normativity.

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Author Biographies

Jeikson Makson da Silva, State University of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN)

Graduated in Portuguese Language and Literature from the State University of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN). Volunteer scholarship holder in the extension project Academic Writing Production Laboratory (LAPEA), developed by the State University of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN).

Marcos Paulo de Azevedo, State University of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN)

Ph.D. in Letters from the Graduate Program in Letters at the State University of Rio Grande do Norte (PPGL/UERN). Master's in Letters also from PPGL/UERN. Graduated in Letters with a focus on Portuguese Language and its respective Literatures from UERN (2014). Research Member of the following Research Groups: GEDUERN - Discourse Studies Group of the State University of Rio Grande do Norte and "Discurso com Foucault," from the Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid. He is currently an Associate Professor IV at the State University of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN), assigned to the Department of Vernacular Languages (DLV) of the Faculty of Letters and Arts (FALA), a department in which he also serves as head. He also works as a professor in the Professional Master's in Letters (FROFLETRAS), Mossoró Campus - UERN. He is interested in Foucauldian Discursive Studies, especially those addressing the constitution of Subjectivities. He also studies Bakhtinian theories, Dialogism, and Discourse Genres.

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2025-07-31

How to Cite

SILVA, Jeikson Makson da; AZEVEDO, Marcos Paulo de. Narrating oneself to exist: analysis of objectivation and subjectivation processes in Veneno. Revista Educação e Linguagens, [S. l.], v. 15, n. 28, p. 249–274, 2025. DOI: 10.33871/22386084.2025.15.28.249-274. Disponível em: https://periodicos.unespar.edu.br/revistaeduclings/article/view/10439. Acesso em: 19 feb. 2026.

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Vol. 15 No. 28 (2025): Dossiê: Vigiar e punir 50 anos depois: discursos de vigilância, controle e movimentos de contraconduta

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Dossiê “Vigiar e punir 50 anos depois: discursos de vigilância, controle e movimentos de contraconduta”

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