A música como potencialização do convívio social: a formação de um grupo de samba com jovens com autismo “Suspeitei desde o princípio”

• Autor(a) principal: Souza, Alexandre Vieira de
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da PUC_SP
• Texto Completo: https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/22548
• topic: Autoetnografia; Música; Autismo; Autoethnography; Music; Autism; CNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::PSICOLOGIA::PSICOLOGIA SOCIAL

This research applies auto-ethnographic methods, considering its diverse forms of representation and implications in the processes of self-analysis. The objectives of this study are to highlight reflections and possibilities for further study based on three confluent aspects: a criticism of structural racism that spans the researcher's trajectory; the adoption of a critical approach in social psychology committed to the development of a more just and egalitarian society; and recognizing autism as a diversity of contexts that leads to accepting and coexisting with differences to promote a more democratic society. This study originates from a five-year experience of a music workshop project in a mental health center in the southern zone of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It is based on the premise that music is a potential source of social interaction. A samba group was formed, made up of young people with autism and who are users of the mental health centre. The study describes the music workshop, the experience of the formation of the samba group, and the case of a 19- year old autistic youth that is part of the group. The users’ participation in the music workshop favored and increased the opportunities for social coexistence. In particular, it increased the health centre staff’s interest in participating in the music workshops as a creative approach to provide mental health care to the users and their families. More than theoretical psychology, this study aims to contribute to a psychological practice that considers the professional performance as a political act committed to the struggle for equal social rights and the recognition of diversity