Subjectivation Processes and Intersubjective Relationships in Ethnographic Work

Abstract

The epistemological tradition, especially that referred to positivism, states that in every knowledge process, we are faced with a cognitive triad made up of a Subject, an object, and a relationship of a cognitive nature. Each of these constituents plays a specific role that results in knowledge and, depending on the emphasis on the function of one of the constituents, a different epistemological perspective will emerge. Thus, a positivist vision, in general, postulates that the Subject, to perform a cognitive function, must have consciousness and be able to apprehend the object that is different from the Subject.

In the present work, our interest is aimed at studying some more recent contributions related to the phenomenon of knowing, coming from various disciplines and sciences, to highlight the relevance and scope they have in research processes, especially, in ethnographic studies.