Gender as a Category of Historical Analysis in Republican Brazil (1889-1989): Historiographical Debates, Interpretive Tensions and Critical Perspectives

Abstract

This report offers a critical and reflexive assessment of the application of gender as a category of historical analysis in Brazilian historiography, focusing on the Republican period from 1889 to 1989. The analysis demonstrates how gender analysis has enabled innovative reinterpretations of key processes in Brazilian history, incorporating critical perspectives on masculinities and intersectionality. The report concludes that citizenship definition, labour organisation, authoritarian projects, and struggles for democracy have been profoundly gendered processes.