Masculinidades em conflito em Um certo Capitão Rodrigo: da luta pela hegemonia à masculinidade mitificada

Abstract

This work is a dialogue with the studies and researches concerned with gender constructions, essentially guided by Raewyn Connell researches on masculinities, focusing on his concept of hegemonic masculinity. Thus, our overall objective is to analyze how masculinities are being produced from the character of Rodrigo Cambara from A Certain Captain Rodrigo, by Erico Verissimo. More specifically, we will observe how the relationships that he establishes with other characters both female as well male, especially regarding to aspects of body representation, and how the gendered construction of this character encompasses issues linked to the imagery of war. The construction of the character, based on these gender relations leads him to move from the field of hegemonic masculinity to the mythologized masculinity, based on the correlation with the centaur myth.