GENDER, SEXUALITY AND YOUTH EDUCATION IN BRAZILIAN AUDIOVISUAL TEACHING MATERIALS

The study inquires how the concepts of gender and sexuality are translated into education projects aimed at young people. Two videos formed the documentary corpus of the investigation: Minha vida de Joao and Era uma vez outra Maria, both produced by Non-Governmental Organizations. We carried out works of video description, content analysis -as well as images-, and interviews with their producers. The results revealed that the materials act as a biopolitical device, since they establish a "politically correct" curriculum, presenting an ideal way of living sexuality in youth. We concluded that the videos are prescriptive and restrict a deeper reflection, limiting possibilities of change or rupture in relation to more traditional models of gender and sexuality.