Adriana Negreiros and a Feminist Ethics of Testimonial Narrative: Reflections on Life Will Never Be the Same

I seek to analyze the narrative construction of the reporter’s book A Vida Nunca Mais Será a Mesma (Life Will Never Be the Same Again, 2021), which tells stories of sexual violence against women and also features the first-person account of the author herself, Adriana Negreiros. I try to understand...

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Published in:Journalism and Media 2024-09, Vol.5 (3), p.1112-1123
Main Author: Gomes Barbosa, Karina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Crime
Developing countries
Ethics
Females
Feminism
Gender-based violence
Journalism
LDCs
Misogyny
Narratives
Objectivity
Political activism
Qualitative research
Rape
Sex crimes
Sexual violence
Testimony
Violence against women
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Summary:I seek to analyze the narrative construction of the reporter’s book A Vida Nunca Mais Será a Mesma (Life Will Never Be the Same Again, 2021), which tells stories of sexual violence against women and also features the first-person account of the author herself, Adriana Negreiros. I try to understand (a) how journalistic fundamentals such as precision and objectivity are articulated/tensioned with lacunar and fragmentary traces of testimony; and (b) how adopting a feminist/gendered perspective on journalistic narrative can bring to light traumatic female experiences that, throughout history, have been placed in the background. To do this, I examine the book and an interview conducted with the author in 2023, concluding that a feminist approach to journalism and testimony can open up affective spaces for women’s stories to be told.
ISSN:2673-5172
2673-5172
DOI:10.3390/journalmedia5030071