Imagens da (de) mulher nas músicas de Luiz Gonzaga (1950-1960).

Abstract

Through his songs, Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento (1912-1987) represents the Northeast, the culture of the northeastern people, their habits, images, traditions and practices. In this sense, this work explores the multiple representations that were built from the woman in Luiz Gonzaga's songs, how she is portrayed in the songs, contextualizing political, economic, social and cultural aspects at that time. In the twentieth century, discourses on women gain greater visibility because they propose a new approach on this character, which is seen as a historical agent. Private living space was reserved for women, depriving them from performing activities outside home and when they broke this rule, a series of speeches valued the idea that they were unreliable, they were not "well regarded". Images showing the place of women as naturally the one of privation and motherhood are recurrent in various speeches: journalistic, artistic, literary, etc. Music, artistic expression of high visibility in Brazil, it is responsible for creating not just one but several images of women. Gonzaga's songs are able to bring expressions that were, and still are, transferred to society as a whole, enabling us to analyze multiple representations that were built on women over time.