The “new” contemporary writing by/for women: Gender relations, affective capitalisms and the “Chick-lit / Soft Porn” literature

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Autor(a) principal: Soares, Ana Carolina Eiras Coelho
Data de Publicação: 2021
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Estudos Ibero-Americanos
Texto Completo: https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/iberoamericana/article/view/37808
Resumo: This work is interested in investigating and identifying the logic of sensitivities and identifications that, to some extent, explain the success of the, “chick-lit / soft porn” novels, which invaded the Brazilian publishing market from the end of the 20th century to the present day current. This literature, made by women and aimed at the target audience of female readers, flood the physical/virtual shelves of bookstores with stories full of sexual and loving relationships, often described in profuse scenic details. This research uses the best-selling mercantile category to think of sales criteria above society’s regular reading averages. The focus of analysis was centered on the idea that such best-selling literature “chick-lit / soft porn” is a producer and reproducer of some speeches about the power relations between the genders and some forms of possible sexual experiences. Thus, the naturalized textual and symbolic representations of this literature nowadays incorporate an authorized source of consumption of narratives about eroticism, pleasure and love for women.
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spelling The “new” contemporary writing by/for women: Gender relations, affective capitalisms and the “Chick-lit / Soft Porn” literatureLa “nueva” escritura contemporánea de/para mujeres: Relaciones de género, capitalismos afectivos y la literatura “Chick-lit / Soft Porn”A “nova” escrita contemporânea de/para mulheres:: Relações de gênero, capitalismos afetivos e a literatura “Chick-lit/Soft Porn”Chick-lit / soft porn literatureGender relationsLoving cultureSexLiteratura “chick-lit/soft porn”Relaciones de géneroCultura amorosaSexoLiteratura “chick-lit/soft porn”relações de gênerocultura amorosasexoThis work is interested in investigating and identifying the logic of sensitivities and identifications that, to some extent, explain the success of the, “chick-lit / soft porn” novels, which invaded the Brazilian publishing market from the end of the 20th century to the present day current. This literature, made by women and aimed at the target audience of female readers, flood the physical/virtual shelves of bookstores with stories full of sexual and loving relationships, often described in profuse scenic details. This research uses the best-selling mercantile category to think of sales criteria above society’s regular reading averages. The focus of analysis was centered on the idea that such best-selling literature “chick-lit / soft porn” is a producer and reproducer of some speeches about the power relations between the genders and some forms of possible sexual experiences. Thus, the naturalized textual and symbolic representations of this literature nowadays incorporate an authorized source of consumption of narratives about eroticism, pleasure and love for women.Este trabajo es interesado en investigar e identificar la lógica de las sensibilidades e identificaciones que, en cierta medida, explican el éxito de las novelas de “chick-lit/soft porn”, que invadieron el mercado editorial brasileño desde finales del siglo XX hasta nuestros días actuales. Esta literatura, hecha por mujeres y dirigida al público objetivo de las lectoras, inunda los estantes físicos/virtuales de las librerías con historias llenas de relaciones sexuales y amorosas, a menudo descritas en profundos detalles escénicos. Esta investigación utiliza la categoría mercantil best-seller para pensar en los criterios de ventas por encima de los promedios de lectura regulares de la sociedad. El foco del análisis se centró en la idea de que la literatura best-seller “chick lit/soft porn” es productora y reproductora de algunos discursos sobre las relaciones de poderes entre los géneros y algunas formas de posibles experiencias sexuales. Así, las representaciones textuales y simbólicas naturalizadas de esta literatura hoy en día incorporan una fuente autorizada de consumo de narrativas sobre erotismo, placer y amor por las mujeres.Esse trabalho se interessa em investigar e identificar as lógicas de sensibilidades e identificações que, em certa medida, explicam o sucesso dos romances “chick-lit/soft porn”, que invadiram o mercado editorial brasileiro a partir do final do século XX até os dias atuais.  Essa literatura, feita por mulheres e voltada para o público-alvo de leitoras, inundam as prateleiras físicas/virtuais das livrarias com histórias repletas de relacionamentos sexuais e amorosos, muitas vezes descritos em profusos detalhes cênicos. Essa pesquisa usa a categoria mercantil best-seller para pensar no critério de vendagens acima das médias de leitura regulares da sociedade. O foco de análise centrou-se na ideia de que tal literatura best-seller “chick-lit/soft porn” é produtora e reprodutora de alguns discursos sobre as relações dos poderes entre os gêneros algumas formas de vivências de sexualidades possíveis. Dessa maneira, as representações textuais e simbólicas naturalizadas dessa literatura incorporam, nos dias atuais, uma fonte autorizada de consumo de narrativas sobre erotismo, prazer e amor para as mulheres.Editora da PUCRS - ediPUCRS2021-04-26info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/iberoamericana/article/view/3780810.15448/1980-864X.2021.1.37808Estudos Ibero-Americanos; Vol. 47 No. 1 (2021); e37808Estudos Ibero-Americanos; Vol. 47 Núm. 1 (2021); e37808Estudos Ibero-Americanos; v. 47 n. 1 (2021); e378081980-864X0101-406410.15448/1980-864X.2021.1reponame:Estudos Ibero-Americanosinstname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)instacron:PUC_RSporhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/iberoamericana/article/view/37808/26735Copyright (c) 2021 Ana Carolina Eiras Coelho Soareshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSoares, Ana Carolina Eiras Coelho2021-04-30T15:26:25Zoai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/37808Revistahttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/iberoamericanaPRIhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/iberoamericana/oaieditora.periodicos@pucrs.br||eia@pucrs.br1980-864X0101-4064opendoar:2021-04-30T15:26:25Estudos Ibero-Americanos - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The “new” contemporary writing by/for women: Gender relations, affective capitalisms and the “Chick-lit / Soft Porn” literature
La “nueva” escritura contemporánea de/para mujeres: Relaciones de género, capitalismos afectivos y la literatura “Chick-lit / Soft Porn”
A “nova” escrita contemporânea de/para mulheres:: Relações de gênero, capitalismos afetivos e a literatura “Chick-lit/Soft Porn”
title The “new” contemporary writing by/for women: Gender relations, affective capitalisms and the “Chick-lit / Soft Porn” literature
spellingShingle The “new” contemporary writing by/for women: Gender relations, affective capitalisms and the “Chick-lit / Soft Porn” literature
Soares, Ana Carolina Eiras Coelho
Chick-lit / soft porn literature
Gender relations
Loving culture
Sex
Literatura “chick-lit/soft porn”
Relaciones de género
Cultura amorosa
Sexo
Literatura “chick-lit/soft porn”
relações de gênero
cultura amorosa
sexo
title_short The “new” contemporary writing by/for women: Gender relations, affective capitalisms and the “Chick-lit / Soft Porn” literature
title_full The “new” contemporary writing by/for women: Gender relations, affective capitalisms and the “Chick-lit / Soft Porn” literature
title_fullStr The “new” contemporary writing by/for women: Gender relations, affective capitalisms and the “Chick-lit / Soft Porn” literature
title_full_unstemmed The “new” contemporary writing by/for women: Gender relations, affective capitalisms and the “Chick-lit / Soft Porn” literature
title_sort The “new” contemporary writing by/for women: Gender relations, affective capitalisms and the “Chick-lit / Soft Porn” literature
author Soares, Ana Carolina Eiras Coelho
author_facet Soares, Ana Carolina Eiras Coelho
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Soares, Ana Carolina Eiras Coelho
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Chick-lit / soft porn literature
Gender relations
Loving culture
Sex
Literatura “chick-lit/soft porn”
Relaciones de género
Cultura amorosa
Sexo
Literatura “chick-lit/soft porn”
relações de gênero
cultura amorosa
sexo
topic Chick-lit / soft porn literature
Gender relations
Loving culture
Sex
Literatura “chick-lit/soft porn”
Relaciones de género
Cultura amorosa
Sexo
Literatura “chick-lit/soft porn”
relações de gênero
cultura amorosa
sexo
description This work is interested in investigating and identifying the logic of sensitivities and identifications that, to some extent, explain the success of the, “chick-lit / soft porn” novels, which invaded the Brazilian publishing market from the end of the 20th century to the present day current. This literature, made by women and aimed at the target audience of female readers, flood the physical/virtual shelves of bookstores with stories full of sexual and loving relationships, often described in profuse scenic details. This research uses the best-selling mercantile category to think of sales criteria above society’s regular reading averages. The focus of analysis was centered on the idea that such best-selling literature “chick-lit / soft porn” is a producer and reproducer of some speeches about the power relations between the genders and some forms of possible sexual experiences. Thus, the naturalized textual and symbolic representations of this literature nowadays incorporate an authorized source of consumption of narratives about eroticism, pleasure and love for women.
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