Craft production and design as women’s emancipation instruments

Authors

  • Raquel Gomes Noronha Universidade Federal do Maranhão
  • Márcio James Soares Guimarães Universidade Federal do Maranhão

Abstract

The craft production from Maranhão, for its strong influence on the generation of employment and income, has contributed to the development of women’s empowerment, a new conception of power that allows women greater participation in decision-making as a group or association, in the management of responsibilities towards family, work and regarding the masculine gender, giving them greater autonomy. The present study identifies and discusses some design initiatives in the state of Maranhão (Brazil) that corroborate the autonomy and emancipation of artisans.

Keywords: empowerment, gender, craft, design.

Author Biography

Raquel Gomes Noronha, Universidade Federal do Maranhão

Raquel Noronha is designer ( ESDI -UERJ / 2002), master and PhD in Anthropology ( PPGSOC - UFMA / 2008 and PPCIS / UERJ / 2015) . Conducts research on symbolic issues of image and its role in the local cultural identity, crafts and collaborative design. Focuses her research on the relationship between the traditional skills of artisans and the specialized knowledge. She is a professor in the Department of Design and Technology, University of Maranhão, where he coordinates the project Maranhão Iconographies and leads the NIDA - Research Center for images, design and anthropology. She is a professor of the Graduate Program in Design UFMA and member of the editorial board of Publisher of the University of Maranhão - EDUFMA.

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Published

2017-11-27

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 3 (2017): Sep/Dec

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