Identidade feminina gaúcha: representações de gênero nos programas regionais Bah!

Abstract

This research discusses which senses about the identity of the gaucha women are mobilized by RBS TV, from the special programs "Bah! A very gaucho program", Bah! I Am from the South" and "Bah! A very special fandango", shown on September 20th 2013 and 2014 and on September 19th 2015, respectively. The main objective is to analyze the ways in which the senses about the gaucha women are produced, which contribute to the construction and representation of this identity. The specific objectives are: to verify the production conditions that contribute to build this identity in the programs; recognize the elements used by RBS TV to represent the female characters of the program; identify the discourses used by RBS TV in Bah! for the representation of the gaucho identity, particularly the identity of the woman; and characterize the identity processes that update the representation of contemporary gaucho from the identity of the woman. For this purpose, by developing an own methodological model, from the perspective of the cultural studies, we conducted a cultural media analysis to observe our object through three main instances: television making, textual products and the context in which it appears. From the research we infer that the three main senses: concealment, objectification and masculinization form a stereotypical female identity. Also, we realize that the special programs follow the intention of perpetuating a hegemonic masculine identity transmitting a false idea of female empowerment, seeking to generate audience and recognition.