German-Brazilian Women in Turnen at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century

This study aims to determine how the participation of German-Brazilian women in Turnen in Rio Grande do Sul figured at the beginning of the twentieth century. Considering the period of this research and the phenomenon studied, the documentary corpus favours printed documents such as the annual repor...

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Published in:International journal of the history of sport 2022-04, Vol.39 (5), p.536-556
Main Authors: Assmann, Alice Beatriz, da Silva, Carolina Fernandes, Mazo, Janice Zarpellon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
20th century
Annual reports
Coercion
Descendants
Gymnastics
history
Immigrants
interdependence
Masculinity
Photography
Social roles
Stabilization
Turnen
Women
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Summary:This study aims to determine how the participation of German-Brazilian women in Turnen in Rio Grande do Sul figured at the beginning of the twentieth century. Considering the period of this research and the phenomenon studied, the documentary corpus favours printed documents such as the annual reports of gymnastics societies and commemorative books and images, namely photographs, found in printed documents. Turnen is a distinctly Germanic cultural practice developed in Brazilin places inhabited by German immigrants and their descendants. The insertion by German-Brazilian women into Turnen and their practice of it resulted from compensatory stabilization methods developed through practices and representations. It established a close relationship between masculinity and nationality marked in the practitioner's physique. As German-Brazilian women entered the practice of Turnen, they gained new spaces outside their homes and, with the expanded limits, there was also the self-coercion of behaviour and feelings. Behavioural norms became more tolerant as long as they did not affect the previously conditioned system and social roles.
ISSN:0952-3367
1743-9035
DOI:10.1080/09523367.2022.2076672