Reflexões preliminares sobre comunidade LGBTQIA+ e Teoria Queer nos estudos informacionais
Resumen
The study developed starts from a research problem that is located in the need for
investment and deepening in research related to the LGBTQIA+ community, in the scope of
Library and Information Science. It starts from the hypothesis that, although increasing, the
number of scientific production in the area, on the subject, would still be incipient, given the
Brazilian social configuration in relation to the proportionality of this community in the country.
More specifically, it considers that Queer Theory, by Judith Butler, could form the basis for the
construction of a discussion matrix of informational studies, to foster the area, in the
construction of concepts, theories and methodologies of informational studies, consistent with
the demands of this community. In order to verify the indicated assumptions, the specific
objectives of the research were delimited, to briefly present the context of Queer Theory and
to verify how the quantification of scientific production on subjects related to LGBTQIA+
themes is, initially in international databases in Library Science and Science. information, and
then in national databases of the area. In the end, the objective was to build a general analysis
of how scientific works on the subject are being produced. As a methodological contribution,
an exploratory research was developed, based on a bibliographical and documental survey.
The international databases listed were: Information Science & Technology Abstracts Library,
Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Tex; Library and Information Science
Abstracts. The national databases listed were BRAPCI, RPPBCI and the FEBAB Repository.
The resource used to analyze the bibliographic and documental productions was content
analysis, in order to cover some themes about the LGBTQIA+ community that are under
discussion in informational studies, a theoretical body was carried out articulating the subjects
and later approaching the Queer Theory that was found necessary as a critical proposition for
Information Science in its activities. As a result, it was concluded that there is a contribution of
Queer Theory to the Organization of Knowledge
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