Entre corpos e territórios

narrativas e práticas femininas no Parque da Lagoa

Abstract

This paper investigates experiences at Parque da Lagoa in Caxias do Sul (RS), exploring its socio spatial dynamics from a perspective attentive to the everyday experiences of women. The objective is to understand how the woman’s community perceives the place and how it is appropriated by them, revealing both aspects of enjoyment, belonging and care as well as tensions related to insecurity, surveillance and the restrictions imposed by a society still marked by patriarchal logics. This is a qualitative study whose methodology proposes documentary research, caminhografias and shared narratives constructed through dialogues with women who frequent Parque da Lagoa as its main investigative tools. The results show that the park is traversed by distinct perceptions that mutually shape both the women and the place. Women’s experiences reveal how trajectories, lived experiences and narratives intertwine in a relational manner, expanding the understanding of situated modes of women’s presence in the city.