THE POWER OF NONVIOLENCE: BUTLERIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CULTURAL CURRICULUM OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN THE PANDEMIC CONTEXT

Abstract

In today's globalized, neoliberal, multicultural and unequal society, political, cultural and social tensions can change people's conduct and the way they look at themselves, others and things in the world. Sometimes, practices of violence are used as a mechanism of standardization, control, coercion and conditions of death for certain existences that do not agree with the norms established by groups that exercise power in the social web. The pandemic has broadened our view of violence, given that the return to face-to-face teaching has triggered countless conflicts linked to relationality. This article aims to think about the power of non-violence as an ethical-political principle based on ethical responsibility based on relationality. By crossing Judith Butler's studies in dialog with the theoretical framework of the cultural curriculum of Physical Education, the article fosters spaces for the creation of possibilities for an education for the way-of-life.