Argumentation and Discourse on the Maria da Penha Act in Decisions of the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice

Authors

  • Lúcia Gonçalves Freitas UEG

Keywords:

Argumentation, Discourse, Gender-based violence, Maria da Penha Act, STJ

Abstract

This study employs Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) as thetheoretical framework to analyze the arguments used by the Superior Court of Justice (“the Superior Court”) in decisions related to the Maria da Penha Act, which had significant impact on Brazilian case law. The author’s main objective is to discuss how Brazilian Justices construct legal arguments about violence against women in such an important public institution as the Superior Court, popularly known as the “Citizenship Court.”The paper also aims to expose conflicting dialogues, ideologies, and power games that are inherent in these decisions.

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Author Biography

Lúcia Gonçalves Freitas, UEG

Lucia Gonçalves de Freitas é doutorada em Lingüística pela Universidade de Brasília (UnB). Foi contemplada com uma bolsa de estudos do Programa de Estágio de Doutorado no Exterior (PDEE), pela CAPEs, tendo sido pesquisadora visitante por quatro meses no Center for Advanced Research in English, na Universidade de Birmingham, Inglaterra. Atualmente, é professora titular da Universidade Estaual de Goiás (UEG) e Coordenadora de Pesquisa da mesma instituição, onde lidera o Grupo de Estudos de Jaraguá. Atua na área de Artes e Lingüística, com ênfase em Análise de Discurso, Gênero e Semiótica Social.

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Published

2014-06-27

How to Cite

Freitas, L. G. (2014). Argumentation and Discourse on the Maria da Penha Act in Decisions of the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice. Bakhtiniana. Revista De Estudos Do Discurso, 9(1), Port. 71–89 / Eng. 75. Retrieved from https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/bakhtiniana/article/view/16992

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2014)

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