gênero, "o corpo" e "imitação prestigiosa" na cultura brasileira gender, "the body" and "prestigious imitation" in the brazilian culture
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Neste texto discute-se o papel do corpo como uma importante forma de capital (físico, simbólico e social) na cultura brasileira. Busca-se mostrar os traços distintivos de uma cultura em que o corpo é um elemento crucial na construção de uma identidade nacional, a partir das ideias de Gilberto Freyre, Marcel Mauss e Pierre Bourdieu. "O corpo" é um capital no universo pesquisado, um corpo distintivo que sintetiza três conceitos: 1) o corpo como uma insígnia (ou emblema) do esforço de cada um para controlar, aprisionar e domesticar o corpo a fim de conseguir a "boa forma", 2) o corpo como um ícone da moda (ou grife), que simboliza a superioridade daqueles que o possuem, e 3) o corpo como um prêmio (medalha), merecidamente conquistado por aqueles que foram capazes de alcançar uma forma física mais "civilizada", através de muito trabalho e sacrifício. Pode-se dizer que no Brasil "o corpo" é um capital, talvez um dos mais desejados pela classe média urbana e outros estratos sociais, que percebem "o corpo" como um veículo para a ascensão social, e também uma importante forma de capital no mercado de trabalho, no mercado de casamento e, também, no mercado erótico.
In this text I discuss the role of the body as an important form of physical, symbolic, and social capital in the Brazilian culture. I try to show the distinguishing traits of a culture in which the body is a crucial element in the construction of a national identity by calling forth the ideas of the Brazilian anthropologist Gilberto Freyre and the French anthropologists Marcel Mauss and Pierre Bourdieu. "The body" is a capital in the universe I have researched, a distinctive body which synthesizes three interrelated concepts: 1) the body as insignia (or emblem) of the effort each one has made to control, imprison, and domesticate the body in order to achieve "good shape"; 2) the body as a fashion icon (or brand), which symbolizes the superiority of those who possess it; and 3) the body as a prize (medal), deservedly earned by those who were able to achieve a more "civilized" physique through their hard work and sacrifice. It can be said that in Brazil the body is a capital, maybe the most desired one by the urban middle class and also by lower strata, which perceive the body as a fundamental vehicle for social ascension, and also an important form of capital in the job, spousal, and erotic markets.
In this text I discuss the role of the body as an important form of physical, symbolic, and social capital in the Brazilian culture. I try to show the distinguishing traits of a culture in which the body is a crucial element in the construction of a national identity by calling forth the ideas of the Brazilian anthropologist Gilberto Freyre and the French anthropologists Marcel Mauss and Pierre Bourdieu. "The body" is a capital in the universe I have researched, a distinctive body which synthesizes three interrelated concepts: 1) the body as insignia (or emblem) of the effort each one has made to control, imprison, and domesticate the body in order to achieve "good shape"; 2) the body as a fashion icon (or brand), which symbolizes the superiority of those who possess it; and 3) the body as a prize (medal), deservedly earned by those who were able to achieve a more "civilized" physique through their hard work and sacrifice. It can be said that in Brazil the body is a capital, maybe the most desired one by the urban middle class and also by lower strata, which perceive the body as a fundamental vehicle for social ascension, and also an important form of capital in the job, spousal, and erotic markets.
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| Year | 2011 |
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