The construction of a norm of masculinity in Portugal during the Great War – a case study
Abstract
Abstract: Through the analysis of the work Regras práticas de higiene individual, aproveitando com grande vantagem aos soldados portuguêses em campanha, published in 1915 by Dr. Manuel Ferreira Ribeiro, Colonel-Physician of the Academy of Sciences, this case study aims to identify the construction of a norm of masculinity in Portugal during the Great War, analyze the characteristics of this norm, the mechanisms that soldiers should use in order to achieve it, and what connections can be established between this norm and the ideal model of the republican national citizen. On the other hand, and taking into account the nature of the source, it also seeks to analyze the role of medicine and hygiene at the time as instruments for disciplining the body.
Keywords: Masculinity; Portugal; Great War
La construcción de una norma de masculinidad en Portugal durante la Gran Guerra: un estudio de caso
Resumen: A través del análisis de la obra Regras práticas de higiene individual, aproveitando com grande vantagem aos soldados portuguêses em campanha, publicada en 1915 por el doctor Manuel Ferreira Ribeiro, coronel médico de la Academia de Ciencias, este estudio de caso pretende identificar la construcción de una norma de masculinidad en Portugal durante la Gran Guerra, analizar las características de dicha norma, los mecanismos que el soldado debía utilizar para alcanzarla y qué vínculos se pueden establecer entre dicha norma y el modelo ideal del ciudadano nacional republicano. Por otra parte, y teniendo en cuenta la naturaleza de la fuente, también se busca analizar el papel de la medicina y la higiene, en aquella época, como instrumentos disciplinadores del cuerpo.
Palabras clave: Masculinidade; Portugal; Gran Guerra
La construction d'une norme de masculinité au Portugal pendant la Grande Guerre – une étude de cas
Résumé: À travers l'analyse de l'ouvrage Regras práticas de higiene individual, aproveitando com grande vantagem aos soldados portuguêses em campanha, publié en 1915 par le docteur Manuel Ferreira Ribeiro, colonel-médecin à l'Académie des Sciences, cette étude de cas vise à identifier la construction d'une norme de masculinité au Portugal pendant la Grande Guerre, à analyser les caractéristiques de cette norme, les mécanismes que le soldat devait utiliser pour y parvenir et les liens qui peuvent être établis entre cette norme et le modèle idéal du citoyen républicain national. D'autre part, et compte tenu de la nature de la source, nous cherchons également à analyser le rôle de la médecine et de l'hygiène à l'époque en tant qu'instruments de discipline du corps.
Mots-clés: Masculinité; Portugal; Grande Guerre
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