From the academy to the territory: an experience in extension from the gender perspective

Abstract

The following article is based on the experiences carried out through the University
Extension Project “Building citizenship from a gender perspective”, of the Faculty
of Legal and Social Sciences of the Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL), in
conjunction with the Civil Association “Generar” from the city of Santa Fe. The
purpose of this was to open a space for dialogue and exchange in the San Agustín II
neighborhood of the aforementioned city, where various institutional referents were
convened to learn about their problems and offer training on gender and violence
through a dynamic where all voices could be heard. Collective reading and the
deconstruction of internalized concepts favored the opening to an emancipatory dialogue,
a kickstart for the construction of a new citizenship. Finally, it was intended
to begin the assembly of an inter-institutional network to address said issues and the
delivery of a resourcer with information to continue the work begun. This article
aims to bring together communication as a socio-political practice and gender as a
construction of citizenship situated in a socio-historical and cultural context from a
critical and reflective perspective.