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Hamester, Morgana De Melo 1 UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA MARIA CENTRO DE CIÊNCIAS SOCIAIS E HUMANAS PROGRAMA DE PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM CIÊNCIAS SOCIAIS DA PERCEPÇÃO AO CONSUMO: NOTAS ETNOGRÁFICAS SOBRE UMA PERFUMARIA NA INTERNET DISSERTAÇÃO DE MESTRADO Morgana de Melo Machado Hamester Santa Maria, RS, Brasil 2014. 2 DA PERCEPÇÃO AO CONSUMO: NOTAS ETNOGRÁFICAS SOBRE UMA PERFUMARIA NA INTERNET por Morgana de Melo Machado Hamester Dissertação apresentada ao Curso de Mestrado do Programa de Pós- Graduação em Ciências Sociais, da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM, RS), como requisito parcial para obtenção de grau de Mestre em Ciências Sociais Orientador: Prof.ªDrª. Débora Krischke Leitão Santa Maria, RS, Brasil 2014. 3 UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA MARIA CENTRO DE CIÊNCIAS SOCIAIS E HUMANAS PROGRAMA DE PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM CIÊNCIAS SOCIAIS A Comissão Examinadora, abaixo assinada, aprova a Dissertação de Mestrado DA PERCEPÇÃO AO CONSUMO: NOTAS ETNOGRÁFICAS SOBRE UMA PERFUMARIA NA INTERNET elaborado por Morgana de Melo Machado Hamester Como requisito parcial para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Ciências Sociais COMISSÃO EXAMINADORA: Débora Krischke Leitão, Profª Drª (UFSM) (Orientadora/Presidente) ___________________________________________ Maria Eunice Maciel, Profª Drª (UFGRS) ___________________________________________ Jair Ramos, Prof. Dr (UFF) Santa Maria, RS, Brasil 2014. 4 Eternamente para minha mãe, Que me ensinou a gostar de jóias, sapatos e perfumes. 5 ESTAS MEMÓRIAS ou lembranças são intermitentes, e, por momentos, me escapam porque a vida é exatamente assim. A intermitência do sonho nos permite suportar os dias de trabalho. Muitas de minhas lembranças se toldaram ao evocá-las, viraram pó como um cristal irremediavelmente ferido. As memórias do memorialista não são as memórias do poeta. Aquele que viveu talvez menos, porém fotografou muito mais e nos diverte com a perfeição dos detalhes; este nos entrega uma galeria de fantasmas sacudidos pelo fogo e a sombra de sua época. Talvez não vivi em mim mesmo, talvez vivi a vida dos outros. Do que deixei escrito nestas páginas se desprenderão sempre – como nos arvoredos de outono e como no tempo das vinhas – as folhas amarelas que vão morrer e as uvas que reviverão no vinho sagrado. Minha vida é uma vida feita de todas as vidas: as vidas do poeta. Pablo Neruda, em “Confesso que vivi”. 6 AGRADECIMENTOS Primeiramente, agradeço por ter concluído esta pesquisa em condições tão adversas. Essa é, sem dúvida, uma fase de transição em minha vida, e, uma das mais turbulentas. Mas, a paixão pelo tema acabou por mover em mim uma vontade de compartilhar devaneios sobre o que busquei sentir e interpretar durante a tecitura dessa dissertação. Ela carrega não somente minhas ideias, mas a presença de diversas pessoas, em meio aos encontros e desencontros que atravessei pelo caminho. Com todos e todas, eu divido este momento. Para algumas pessoas, faço aqui meu singelo registro de um agradecimento que não consegue traduzir em palavras e neste papel, metade da sensação e do sentimento de gratidão que sinto por cada uma delas. A família: sem dúvida, à minha mãe, pois, sem ela eu não seria quem eu sou; à minha irmã Marcia, responsável por eu ter escolhido o mestrado em Ciências Sociais, e, ao Wagner, meu marido, pelo apoio incondicional durante esta jornada. A minha querida orientadora, Débora, que me conduziu por “terras desconhecidas” e me apresentou o caminho da Antropologia, pelo qual me apaixonei de forma degenerada. Aos mestres do PGCS: Professores Catarina, André, Francis, Reginaldo, Ricardo, Gustavo, Clara, Ceres, Zulmira, Maricleise, Djalma, dentre outros. Aos colegas: Eveline, Evelin, Bruna, Priscila, Cristiane, Lucinéia, Daniele, Claudia, Diego, Alcir, Sérgio, Antero, Airan e Marco. À banca: Professores Jair, Maria Eunice e Rosana, pela gentileza em ler e trazer suas contribuições para o aperfeiçoamento desta pesquisa. Aos interlocutores: Renata, Luiz Alberto, Andrea, Cris, Carol, Elaine, Condé, Jernê, Abraão, Luke, Dino, Diana, Larissa, Leandro, Ane, Angela, Dâmaris, Érica, Nivea, Maurício, Grasi, Carlos, Henrique e Eduardo, bem como a todos os demais membros dos grupos Apaixonados por Perfumes e Perfumania Brasil, pois, sem vocês, este trabalho não seria possível. Aos amigos que foram incansáveis. Especialmente ao Bebeto que gentilmenente me ajudou com a tradução do resumo e ao Renato que me ajudou com questões éticas ligadas às imagens. Aos meus colegas de trabalho na UNIFRA, especialmente à Sibila, que me fez querer ser pesquisadora. Aos meus alunos e todos que cruzam o meu caminho, deixo o meu “muito obrigada”, pois, cada pessoa com quem convivo, deixa sua marca e com cada uma delas eu aprendo a ser melhor. A todos que não consegui nominar ou não lembrei, resta apenas meu carinho e a certeza de que devo seguir em frente, entre os perfumes e seus frascos, as pessoas e seus objetos, a vida e seus olhares, e toda a bricolagem, o mosaico que faz valer a pena minhas próprias escolhas e traz poesia a minha própria vida. 7 RESUMO Esta etnografia resultou de uma pesquisa no ambiente on line, a partir das comunidades do Orkut e dos grupos no Facebook, sobre perfumaria, dentro da perspectiva de formação de percepções e sensibilidades para os processos de consumo, articulados pela interatividade, multimidialidade e acessibilidade aos recursos disponíveis na plataforma. Neste sentido, no contexto de uma antropologia de inspiração fenomenológica, com os sentidos, o consumo e o ciberespaço, busca-se comprender com se configuram as práticas sobre percepção e consumo nas comunidades Perfumistas e Apaixonados por Perfumes, e, nos grupos Apaixonados por Perfumes e Perfumania Brasil, por meio de observação participante e entrevistas semi-estruturadas, pensando ainda nas potencialidades que as redes sociais oferecem, em nível de conhecimento, relações, laços, disputas, identidades, pessoalidades e corporalidades em torno do aprendizado sobre os perfumes. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: perfume, percepção, consumo, internet, comunidades do Orkut, grupos do Facebook 8 RESUMÉE Cette étude ethnografique est le résultat d´une recherche dans l´ambiance en ligne, a partir des communautés de l´orkut et de groupes au facebook, sous la perspective de la formation de perceptions et sensibilités pour les processus de consommation, d´aprés l´articulation sur l´interativicté, multimedialité et accès aux ressources disponiblibles sur la plataforme. Dans ce but, sur le contexte d´une anthropologi d´inspiration phenomenologique, ave les sens, la consommation et le cyberspace, on essay de comprendre comment se passent les practiques sur la perception et la consommation dans les communautés Perfumistas (Parfumistes) et Apaixonados por Perfume (Parssionés par le Parfum) et dans les groupes Apaixonados por Perfume e Perfumaria Brasil (Parfumerie Brésil), par moyen de la observation participative et des entretiens/interviews demi-structurés, en allant aussi une pensée aux potentialités que les réseaux sociaux puissent offri, au niveau de la connaissance, les relations, les liens, les disputes, les identités, les caractères personnels e corporels autour de l´aprentissage sur les parfums. MOTS-CLÉS: parfum, perception, consommation, internet, communautés de l´orkut, groupes du facebook 9 LISTA DE FIGURAS, ILUSTRAÇÕES E IMAGENS Figura 1 Um perfume não é um perfume 25 Figura 2 Site Caron Paris: perfume “n‟aimez que moi” 28 Figura 3 Alguns interlocutores 38 Figura 4 Imagem com dados históricos sobre comunidade Perfumistas 54 Figura 5 Primeiro post 55 Figura 6 Avatar e página de abertura da comunidade Perfumistas 57 Figura 7 Avatar e página de abertura da comunidade ApP 59 Figura 8 Imagem com dados históricos da comunidade ApP 61 Figura 9 Regras da comunidade ApP 62 Figura 10 Tópico sobre pesquisa, com letras em caixa alta 63 Figura 11 Muro das lamentações na comunidade ApP 71 Figura 12 Foto de capa e imagem de abertura do grupo ApP 72 Figura 13 Tópico “regras da comunidade!” no grupo ApP 74 Figura 14 Apresentação como pesquisadora no grupo ApP 75 Figura 15 Post do Dino sobre chegada de um perfume 76 Figura 16 e 17 Organização da abertura de um grupo no Facebook 77 Figura 18 Foto de capa e página de abertura do grupo Perfumania Brasil 78 Figura 19 Apresentação como pesquisadora no grupo Perfumania Brasil 81 Figura 20 Grupo Perfumania Brasil Classificados 82 Figura 21 Enquete sobre estados do Brasil e participantes no grupo 83 Perfumania Brasil Figura 22 PDD e flanker no Perfumania Brasil 86 Figura 23 Tópico “como é o cheiro?”, de Dâmaris Batista 88 Figura 24 www.fragrantica.com 89 Figura 25 Classificações Fragrantica.com 90 Figura 26 e 27 Enquete sobre uso de sites especializados 92 Figura 28 Uso do Fragrantica.com em post do grupo ApP 93 Figura 29 Armário digital no Fragrantica.com 94 Figura 30 Blog Bighouse 96 10 Figura 31 “Uma vida em perfumes” 99 Figura 32 Comentários sobre post no blog da Dâmaris 100 Figura 33 Rede de conexões estabelecidas, com base nas entrevistas 102 respondidas, a partir das pessoas nos grupos do Facebook e comunidades do Orkut Figura 34 Enquete do Abraão sobre freqüência no grupo Perfumania Brasil 103 Figura 35 Agradecimento da Andreia pelo recebimento de agrados de 103 outro membro do grupo ApP Figura 36 Agradecimento de membro do grupo Perfumania Brasil 103 Figura 37, 38, Conflito no grupo ApP 105 39 e 40 Figura 41 Conflito no grupo Perfumania Brasil 106 Figura 42, 43, Discussão em 16/01/2014 no grupo Perfumania Brasil 107 44 e 45 Figura 46 Golpe no grupo ApP 108 Figura 47 Orientação de regras após conflito no grupo Perfumania Brasil 110
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