Female protagonism in biographies: gender perspectives in the construction of the characters Elis Regina and Maria Bonita

Authors

  • Karina Janz Woitowicz Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG)
  • Felipe Adam Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3086-178X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22478/ufpb.1807-8214.2020v29n1.51899

Keywords:

Jornalismo, Biografias, Protagonistas mulheres, Gênero

Abstract

The goal of this article is to analyze aspects of representation of gender in the construction of characters in the biographies of two women: Furacão Elis (2012), written by the journalist Regina Echeverría and Maria Bonita: Sexo, violência e mulheres no cangaço (2018), by the journalist Adriana Negreiros. This work traces a history of the biographical segment, and also the pioneering of its publications in Brazil; points out the contribution of women in journalism and literature, in addition traces the characterization of characters in Brazilian fiction in order to demarcate the process of insertion of women in the literary field, as characters or either as authors. In a bibliographical review based on the concepts of patriarchy (LERNER, 1990), black feminism (CARNEIRO, 2002; DAVIS, 2016), maternity (BADINTER 1981; DONATH, 2017) and female independence (WELZER-LANG, 2001), the conclusion is that women carry stereotypes not only in fiction, but also when their trajectories are recounted in biographical works.

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Author Biographies

Karina Janz Woitowicz, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG)

Professora Dra. do Curso de Jornalismo e do Programa de Pós-Graduação (Mestrado) em Jornalismo da Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG). Pós-doutora em Comunicação pelo CIESPAL/Equador. É uma das coordenadoras do grupo de pesquisa Jornalismo e Gênero/UEPG.

Felipe Adam, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS)

Jornalista e doutorando em Comunicação Social pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS). Bolsista com financiamento da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Capes).

Published

2020-07-17

How to Cite

WOITOWICZ, K. J.; ADAM, F. Female protagonism in biographies: gender perspectives in the construction of the characters Elis Regina and Maria Bonita. Revista Ártemis, [S. l.], v. 29, n. 1, p. 299–315, 2020. DOI: 10.22478/ufpb.1807-8214.2020v29n1.51899. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufpb.br/index.php/artemis/article/view/51899. Acesso em: 25 nov. 2024.