Access to women’s bodies

This end-of-course work is part of the field of feminist political theory, with the aim of retrieving fundamental concepts from three authors and three specific works: Carole Pateman’s ＂The Sexual Contract＂, Judith Butler’s ＂Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity＂ and Teresa Caldeira’s ＂City of Walls: Crime, Segregation and Citizenship in São Paulo＂. The main focus is to carry out an in-depth reflection on the arguments related to the category of ＂access to women’s bodies＂. The methodology adopted is comparative in nature, focusing on the theoretical and epistemological similarities and distinctions present in the three works. The justification for this approach lies in the intention to contribute to overcoming the paradigms of patriarchal domination that have historically subjugated women’s bodies, approached in a broad and cultural dimension, considering their various manifestations over time. The work promotes a critical analysis highlighting the convergences and singularities in their perspectives, enriching the understanding of the complexity of this crucial theme for feminist political theory.