Art as a tool in socio-educational interventions with migrant women victims of gender-based violence. A proposal

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https://doi.org/10.51896/easc.v3i1.883

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Art, community, community education, girls' education, intercultural education, migration, women, gender violence

Abstract

In a context where patriarchy and neoliberal capitalism perpetuate invisibility and marginalization, this article explores how art-based socio-educational interventions, such as dance therapy and body expression, affect migrant women victims of gender-based violence, especially when they intersect with their migratory status, which generates multiple forms of exclusion that affect their emotional and social well-being. This study proposes these interventions as tools for empowerment and identity reconstruction. The method is presented from a qualitative and socio-critical perspective, based on a case study with participant observation. Analyzing the results, based on previous findings, it is anticipated and projected that the intervention will facilitate processes of body-mind reconnection, increased self-esteem, greater body awareness, strengthening group bonds, and emotional expression. Regarding the discussion, the proposal aligns with intersectional and feminist frameworks and proposes a participatory strategy that recognizes women as active agents of change. Methodological and ethical challenges are there, and a suggestion to adapt the intervention to diverse cultural contexts, opening up avenues for future applied research. Integrating art into socio-educational interventions with migrant women can represent an effective and necessary way to address structural violence from community-based and emancipatory perspectives.

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2025-06-23

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Calviño Escribano, I. (2025). Art as a tool in socio-educational interventions with migrant women victims of gender-based violence. A proposal. Revista Internacional De Educación Y Análisis Social Crítico Mañé, Ferrer & Swartz, 3(1), 119–169. https://doi.org/10.51896/easc.v3i1.883

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