legionários do rock andré luis campanha demarchi - UFRJ

ABSTRACT
LEGIONÁRIOS DO ROCK
UM ESTUDO SOBRE QUEM PENSA, OUVE E VIVE
A MÚSICA DA BANDA LEGIÃO URBANA
ANDRÉ LUIS CAMPANHA DEMARCHI
Orientador: Prof. Dr. Emerson Giumbelli
Abstract da Dissertação de Mestrado submetida ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em
Sociologia e Antropologia, do Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Sociais, Universidade
Federal do Rio de Janeiro, como parte dos requisitos necessários à obtenção do título de
Mestre em Sociologia (com concentração em Antropologia).
The present work aims to analyse the identification processes raised by the rock band
Legião Urbana in individuals that establish contact with its artistic production in different
moments. Legião Urbana burst in 1982 in Brasília, later it became one of the most
important bands of what was conventionally called “brazilian rock of the eighties” and its
artistic track ended in 1996, after the death of its vocalist and composer Renato Russo.
However, their songs continue to be a recognized source of identification by youths who
became familiar with the band after its end. Another central objective of this study is to
interpret the central characteristics of the band's work, as well as the reasons why it extends
itself beyond the limits of its artistic track. Besides, the present work shows how the
identity of the legionary is stablished, being constructed and shared by the fans of the band,
demonstrating, through the analysis of the representations of the fans, the importance that
the songs assume in the constitution of their experiences and subjectivities. The
accomplished analyses are also concentrated on the legionaries representations with respect
to Renato Russo. With that, the dimensions of the role of the idol in the processes of
experience transmission to the youths and of development of self-knowledge, both
mediated by the song letters, are stablished. Finally, it is verified how the fans appeal to
positive representations in order to explain their admiration for the artist, denying the
stereotyped image attributed by the common sense to the social relationships existent
between fans and idols.
Key-words: Music; Youth; Experience; Identity; Generation.
Rio de Janeiro
Julho de 2006