CHILD SEXUALITY, PSYCHOANALYSIS, AND EMANCIPATORY SEX EDUCATION IN SCHOOL

Juliane Fontana Ribeiro1

Giseli Monteiro Gagliotto2

Abstract

This is a qualitative and bibliographic study, which intends to present the theme of infant sexuality, investigate and unravel

the concept of sexuality for psychoanalysis. Therefore, the objective is to start with the studies in hysteria by Sigmund

Freud and proceed in the work of the Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality, with regard to the contributions of the

concept of infant sexuality in the current times. Moreover, a necessary discussion is included on the possible articulations

with the field of Sexual Education, from a brief historical tour, to the current crossings around the emancipatory concep-

tion of education and the political and social setbacks. Freudian sexuality expands the biologizing readings and includes

the affective-drive dimension of the body, which they can articulate with the educational field. The schools challenge n postmodernity are complex and call for questioning the emancipatory conception of education. In this sense, it is

necessary to think about how psychoanalysis and education can act together against the neoliberal machinery. Therefore,

a constant psychoanalytic update with a view to emancipation can contribute to a path against culture, as Freud did in his

time. As a proposal, an education that can open space for listening, desire and differences between subjects.

Keywords: Emancipatory education. Sex education. Psychoanalysis. Infant sexuality.