Body and emotion in the production of scientific knowledge: a sociopoetic experience with workers of the solidarity economy

Abstract

Contemporary epistemological debates have shown the need to expand the boundaries of science towards the
incorporation of plurality of knowledge and the role of popular groups. Therefore, sociopoetics is presented as a
methodological possibility to be tried and evaluated, although it is not used on a large scale in social research. The
article aims to analyze a sociopoetic experience with workers of the solidarity economy on the subject of training
and advice. The results showed the possibility of the deconstruction of manichean analyzes about the disputes in the
field of training and advice, as well as the importance of the role of workers in the definition of training processes. In
methodological terms, sociopoetics seemed to be an innovative method for decolonizing scientific production due to
its self-managed character and the validation of unconscious sources of knowledge (body, emotion and subjectivity),
activated through relaxation and artistic techniques. The act of researching has become an engaging and enjoyable
process of knowledge production, self-knowledge, coexistence and individual and collective empowerment. For the
researcher, it also means a deconstructive challenge of leaving the traditional place of power and knowledge, turning
research into an emancipatory political act.