BELEZA E PERFORMANCE EM (RE)VISTA: EDUCAÇÃO DO CORPO FEMININO NAS REVISTAS O CRUZEIRO E LADIES’ HOME JOURNAL (1946)
BELEZA E PERFORMANCE EM (RE)VISTA: EDUCAÇÃO DO CORPO FEMININO NAS REVISTAS O CRUZEIRO E LADIES’ HOME JOURNAL (1946)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.34224210518
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Palavras-chave: História da Educação; O Cruzeiro; Assuntos Femininos; Ladies’ Home Journal; Imprensa Feminina.
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Keywords: History of Education; O Cruzeiro; Women's Affairs; Ladies' Home Journal; Women's Press.
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Abstract: The women's press in Brazil, from its foundation in the 19th century to the 21st century, disseminates practices and representations of what is considered ideally feminine (Buitoni, 1990, 2009). While reflecting desires and visions of the social imaginary regarding women, it constructs representations of what they should be, how they should think and act; prescriptions and advice that are usually conveyed through a language of "friendship" and transmitted by influential figures, such as columnists. In view of this scenario, we developed the research entitled "Lifestyle Pedagogies: education, appearance, and feminine performance in the magazines O Cruzeiro (Brazil) and Ladies' Home Journal (USA) - 1946-1953," to critically reflect on how the Brazilian magazine O Cruzeiro, through its Women's Affairs section, and the American magazine Ladies' Home Journal sought, through their counseling content and advertisements, to educate readers about ways of being and existing in the world, what we call lifestyle pedagogies (Certeau, 1988; Le Goff, 2003; Prost, 2019; Cunha, 2007; Lipovetsky, 2000; Luca, 2013; Perrot, 2007; Pinsky 2013; Sant'Anna, 2013, Vigarello, 2006; Burke, 1992, 2005; Damon-Moore, 1994; Darnton, 1990; Scanlon, 1995; Campos, 2009, 2012; Neiva, 2021). In this article, we elucidate how the analyzed publications sought to educate the female body and behavior by conveying pedagogies to readers through texts and images with counseling content and through advertisements, with the main objective of promoting a consumerist lifestyle inspired by Hollywood celebrities' lifestyles. We conclude that to fulfill this purpose, practices were taught that became fads and trends, aiming to generate demands and boost the market for consumer goods and services, especially in the beauty industry.
- Gisllene Rodrigues Ferreira Demarque