Constructed Photography (FoCo) and Feminist Pedagogy in Teacher Training: Critical Visual Literacy to Deconstruct Gender Stereotypes in Children’s Narratives
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22355/e00860Keywords:
Teacher education, gender stereotypes, feminist pedagogy, visual literacy, a/r/tography.Abstract
Children's stories operate as devices for normalizing gender stereotypes from early childhood. This research proposes constructed photography (FoCo) as an a/r/tographic methodology to deconstruct female archetypes. Drawing on theories by Butler, Mulvey, and Berger, the study analyzes the triple colonization of the body, gaze, and female subjectivity in traditional narratives. The empirical corpus comprises 50 photographic projects created by 420 undergraduate students in Education (2022-2025), organized into five thematic categories: corporeal normativity, gender performativity, objectification, patriarchal violence, and intersectionality. FoCo demonstrates effectiveness as feminist pedagogy, generating critical visual literacy transferable to formal education.









