Ser professora e mãe no contexto pós-pandêmico de Mato Grosso do Sul

Abstract

This ethnographic study examines the narratives of six women who navigate the intersection of motherhood and teaching in the post-pandemic context of Mato Grosso do Sul. Grounded in anthropological frameworks and drawing on Foucauldian and Butlerian perspectives, the research centers on the lived experiences of these teacher-mothers as they negotiate the interplay between professional and personal responsibilities within prevailing power relations. The findings highlight the challenges exacerbated in the post-pandemic period, yet they also reveal the interlocutors' capacity to construct forms of (re)existence within the spaces they inhabit, despite existing constraints.