Abstract
Beginning with a violent situation involving a young gay male couple and some residents and drug dealers from favelas in the Complexo da Maré region, this article examines the relationship between violence and subjectivity, having as a horizon of reflection the debate over different ways of producing bodies and genders. By incorporating W. Benjamin’s (2013) invitation to conduct a “critique of violence”, this social phenomenon will be considered from its positive aspect – as a performance act that produces bodies, moralities and genders in that context. Bodies, moralities, genders as well as violence itself are comprehended based on their (re)elaboration through the narrative context.
Bodies; Genders; Violence; Subjectivities; Narratives