Língua, discurso e identidade(s): quem é o jovem excluído para o Projovem Urbano?

Abstract

In this work we aim to analyze the identity constitution of young students who are excluded from society and who belong to a program of social inclusion called ProJovem Urbano - Inclusion National Program for Young Adults. The theory and methodology are based on Discourse Analysis, especially on Courtine (1981), Maingueneau (1997, 2007, 2008), Orlandi (1996, 2007) and Possenti (2004, 2007). Concerning Courtine (1981), we particularly rely on his discussions about discursive sequences of reference as a form to segment the passages of the corpus to be analyzed, as well as on his contributions to comprehend the paraphrase, that is what can be repeated in language. About the paraphrase and its relations with discursive theories, the discussions of Maingueneau (1997, 2007, 2008), Orlandi (1996, 2007) and Possenti (2004, 2007) were of a fundamental importance. Because of the complexity of our research object, it was necessary to enlarge our theoretical horizon through interdisciplinary readings, focusing on other different areas as Educational Sciences, Sociology and Economics, debating public politics, education, economic models and identities in the interrelation of these different areas. About the identities, we emphasize Bauman’s (2008) and Hall’s (2003) contributions. About the analysis, we selected twelve discursive sequences of reference from the corpus, which are constituted by the Resolution number 22 from the 26 of May, 2008, by the Educator Manuals and by ProJovem Urbano Study Guides. The paraphrasal relations established in these sequences led us to investigate the antagonization between the identities of the excluded and of the included young adults, as well as the patterns used by the enunciator to establish the identity of the ideal subject, and the discursive strategies used to make efficient the dispersion of the excluded young adult identity.