gender; O Cruzeiro; artifacts; content analysis; woman.
The research aims to categorize the representation of women in the advertising text of artifacts directed at women in the magazine “O Cruzeiro” in the 1950s, in light of the concept of gender according to Teresa de Lauretis (1994). Based on the method of content analysis, by Bardin (1977), it proposes the interpretation of the material in a qualitative analysis, the formation of categories, and reflection on the results obtained. The research uses the concept of gender from Lauretis’ (1994) perspective for the problematization related to the “role of women” in the context of the 1950s, so that reflections can be established on the relationship between the representation of women, the advertising text, and artifacts “for women” or “feminine”, that is, aligned with the stereotype contained in the asymmetry of gender binarity. The categories indicate that the advertising text of the artifacts explored the figure of the modern woman, middle class, heteronormative, to be recognized by the readers, aiming at a process of identification directed to influence consumption.