Crazy cleaning ladies and industrious bodily techniques in a working class village
Despite its presence in everyday life, the cultural production associated with the vernacular figure loca de la limpieza – the crazy cleaning lady- is a scarcely studied phenomenon in Latin America. Trying to contribute to this vacancy, I research with an ethnographic approach the way in which indus...
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I28-R145-5375_oai2025-11-17 Galarza, Bárbara 2019-09-13 Despite its presence in everyday life, the cultural production associated with the vernacular figure loca de la limpieza – the crazy cleaning lady- is a scarcely studied phenomenon in Latin America. Trying to contribute to this vacancy, I research with an ethnographic approach the way in which industrial working class women are trained in body techniques to become housewives cleaning experts. The work is divided in three parts. Firstly, I define the training in these bodily techniques as an embodied practice associated with distress. Secondly, I describe some of the instances in which women learn cleaning up methods. Thirdly, I demonstrate that learning to clean is considered accomplished when women acquire tactile, olfactory and visually informed dispositions that allow them to feel dirt in their own bodies. Finally, I link loca de la limpieza identity to the productive system in which it is lived as social praxis. A pesar de su presencia en la vida cotidiana, la producción cultural asociada a la figura vernacular de la loca de la limpieza es un fenómeno escasamente estudiado en América Latina. Intentando contribuir a esta vacancia, con un enfoque etnográfico abordo el modo en que las mujeres de una villa obrera industrial se adiestran en técnicas corporales para convertirse en expertas en limpieza. El trabajo se divide en tres partes. Primero, defino la instrucción en estas técnicas corporales como una práctica encarnada que aparece asociada al malestar. Segundo, describo ciertas instancias en las que las mujeres aprenden a limpiar. Tercero, demuestro que la educación en la limpieza se considera satisfactoriamente adquirida cuando, luego del aprendizaje táctil, olfativo y visual, las mujeres adquieren disposiciones que les permiten sentir la mugre en el cuerpo. Finalmente, vinculo esta identidad al sistema productivo en el que es vivida como una praxis social. Apesar de sua presença no cotidiano, a produção cultural associada à figura vernacular da faxineira é um fenômeno pouco estudado na América Latina. A tentativa de contribuir para essa vaga, com uma abordagem etnográfica, abordou a maneira pela qual as mulheres de uma cidade de trabalhadores industriais são treinadas em técnicas corporais para se tornarem especialistas em limpeza. O trabalho é dividido em três partes. Em primeiro lugar, defino a instrução dessas técnicas corporais como uma prática incorporada que aparece associada ao desconforto. Em segundo lugar, descrevo certos casos em que as mulheres aprendem a limpar. Terceiro, demonstro que a educação em limpeza é considerada satisfatoriamente adquirida quando, após o aprendizado palpável, olfativo e visual, as mulheres adquirem disposições que lhes permitem sentir a sujeira no corpo. Por fim, vinculo essa identidade ao sistema produtivo em que ela é vivida como uma práxis social. application/pdf https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/CAS/article/view/5375 10.34096/cas.i50.5375 spa Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/CAS/article/view/5375/6488 Cuadernos de antropología social; Núm. 50 (2019) 1850-275X 0327-3776 Bodily techniques Industrious techniques Vernacular distress Crazy cleaning ladies Working class village Técnicas corporais Técnicas industriais Loucura vernacular Louca da Limpeza Cidade de proletariado Técnicas del cuerpo Técnicas industriosas Locura vernacular Locas de la limpieza Villa obrera Crazy cleaning ladies and industrious bodily techniques in a working class village Locas de la limpieza y técnicas industriosas del cuerpo en una villa obrera Senhoras loucas de limpeza e técnicas corporais diligentes em uma cidade de trabalhadores info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=cantropo&d=5375_oai |
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Despite its presence in everyday life, the cultural production associated with the vernacular figure loca de la limpieza – the crazy cleaning lady- is a scarcely studied phenomenon in Latin America. Trying to contribute to this vacancy, I research with an ethnographic approach the way in which industrial working class women are trained in body techniques to become housewives cleaning experts. The work is divided in three parts. Firstly, I define the training in these bodily techniques as an embodied practice associated with distress. Secondly, I describe some of the instances in which women learn cleaning up methods. Thirdly, I demonstrate that learning to clean is considered accomplished when women acquire tactile, olfactory and visually informed dispositions that allow them to feel dirt in their own bodies. Finally, I link loca de la limpieza identity to the productive system in which it is lived as social praxis. |
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Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA |
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