« Nous sommes moins visibles aux yeux des gens »

 Donner une place centrale aux préadolescentes militantes par rapport au reste des citoyens

Auteurs-es

  • Alexe Bernier McMaster University

Mots-clés :

militantisme, étude de cas, citoyenneté, innocence, construction sociale, préadolescente

Résumé

Ces dernières années, les filles qui font du militantisme ont suscité beaucoup d’attention. Si l’on considère les personnes que l’on a reconnues pour leur militantisme, on s’aperçoit que les jeunes filles militantes sont surtout des adolescentes et des jeunes. Les préadolescentes, par exemple, participent elles aussi à des activités de militantisme, mais leurs efforts passent en grande partie inaperçus ou on les traite avec condescendance. Au lieu de le prendre au sérieux, le militantisme de beaucoup de préadolescentes est : (1) éclipsé par l’innocence inhérente à l’enfance, (2) intrinsèquement lié au fait que la préadolescence (blanche) est une période de frivolité et d’amusement, et (3) marginalisé étant donné que la citoyenneté au Canada et aux États-Unis est axée sur les adultes. Puisque les structures qui permettent traditionnellement aux adultes de se faire entendre sont loin d’être faites pour permettre une participation équitable des enfants, les préadolescentes doivent faire preuve d’imagination. Cet article présente donc le militantisme des préadolescentes en tant que citoyennes tout en donnant l’occasion de revoir et de valider ces diverses pratiques de militantisme pour en faire une participation légitime à la vie démocratique. Les préadolescentes façonnent déjà leur monde social, culturel et politique, en affirmant qu’elles appartiennent à la société et qu’elles méritent d’être vues, entendues et prises au sérieux. Les réponses sociétales et féministes doivent être réorientées et recentrées pour le voir.

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Biographie de l'auteur-e

Alexe Bernier, McMaster University

Alexe Bernier (she/her) is a PhD Candidate in the School of Social Work at McMaster University. Inspired by her many years of social work practice experience with girls in a community setting, her qualitative and arts-based doctoral research explores the experiences of young girls who are engage in activism, ultimately aiming to better understand how they assert themselves as citizens.

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2024-10-22