Abstract

CHAYO, Yazmin  and  SANCHEZ, María Victoria. The feminization of the crowds: construction of social identities in the argentina of the late 19th century. Anu. investig. [online]. 2007, vol.14, pp.00-00. ISSN 1851-1686.

The goal of the present paper is to make an interpretation of José María Ramos Mejia's Las Multitudes Argentinas from a historical, political and gender point of view. An analysis is performed on the analogies present in his work, for it contributes to a historical understanding of the author's discursive production. Those made between women and the crowds are highlighted and, based on historical and gender studies, aspects of the social imaginary about these analogies are evaluated. The thesis sustained in this paper, based on Ernesto Laclau's theory, argues that, in Las Multitudes Argentinas, the analogies between women and the crowds constitute a relevant rhetorical device that allows for a game of differences and equivalencies that contributes to the conformation of the social identities of the late 19th century Argentina.

Keywords : Argentina; Ramos Mejía; Crowd psychology; Social identities; Gender.

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