Men in transit: The spectrum of masculinity in Caio Fernando Abreu’s White Limit (1970)

Men in transit: The spectrum of masculinity in Caio Fernando Abreu’s White Limit (1970)

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In the present work, we aim at discussing the construction of subjectivity in relation to gender categories, especially in regards to male identity, in Caio Fernando Abreu’s first novel White Limit (Original title: Limite branco, 1970). We believe that the protagonist’s process of aging, alongside w...

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Main Authors: Juan Filipe Stacul, Gracia Regina Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aarhus University 2015-03-01
Series:Brasiliana: Journal for Brazilian Studies
Subjects:
Subjectivity
Gender
Men's Studies
Brazilian literature
Online Access:https://tidsskrift.dk/bras/article/view/18174
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spelling doaj-11b2e4d8237b4e808fbea48ba1bd4b2b2020-11-24T21:47:29ZengAarhus UniversityBrasiliana: Journal for Brazilian Studies2245-43732015-03-013232133618856Men in transit: The spectrum of masculinity in Caio Fernando Abreu’s White Limit (1970)Juan Filipe Stacul0Gracia Regina Gonçalves1Visiting Scholar, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAssociate Professor, Federal University of ViçosaIn the present work, we aim at discussing the construction of subjectivity in relation to gender categories, especially in regards to male identity, in Caio Fernando Abreu’s first novel White Limit (Original title: Limite branco, 1970). We believe that the protagonist’s process of aging, alongside with his subject’s formation, in the narrative, takes us to face a fluidity, which puts at stake the notions of what is taken for granted as appropriate for the  individual.  Studies on the displacement of the contemporary subject, Gender Studies, and on men's studies in particular, will serve as the theoretical apparatus for the discussions raised here.https://tidsskrift.dk/bras/article/view/18174SubjectivityGenderMen's StudiesBrazilian literature
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author Juan Filipe Stacul
Gracia Regina Gonçalves
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Men in transit: The spectrum of masculinity in Caio Fernando Abreu’s White Limit (1970)
Brasiliana: Journal for Brazilian Studies
Subjectivity
Gender
Men's Studies
Brazilian literature
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Gracia Regina Gonçalves
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title Men in transit: The spectrum of masculinity in Caio Fernando Abreu’s White Limit (1970)
title_short Men in transit: The spectrum of masculinity in Caio Fernando Abreu’s White Limit (1970)
title_full Men in transit: The spectrum of masculinity in Caio Fernando Abreu’s White Limit (1970)
title_fullStr Men in transit: The spectrum of masculinity in Caio Fernando Abreu’s White Limit (1970)
title_full_unstemmed Men in transit: The spectrum of masculinity in Caio Fernando Abreu’s White Limit (1970)
title_sort men in transit: the spectrum of masculinity in caio fernando abreu’s white limit (1970)
publisher Aarhus University
series Brasiliana: Journal for Brazilian Studies
issn 2245-4373
publishDate 2015-03-01
description In the present work, we aim at discussing the construction of subjectivity in relation to gender categories, especially in regards to male identity, in Caio Fernando Abreu’s first novel White Limit (Original title: Limite branco, 1970). We believe that the protagonist’s process of aging, alongside with his subject’s formation, in the narrative, takes us to face a fluidity, which puts at stake the notions of what is taken for granted as appropriate for the  individual.  Studies on the displacement of the contemporary subject, Gender Studies, and on men's studies in particular, will serve as the theoretical apparatus for the discussions raised here.
topic Subjectivity
Gender
Men's Studies
Brazilian literature
url https://tidsskrift.dk/bras/article/view/18174
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