Abstract
Abstract: This article analyses Machado de Assis's short story 'O Segredo do Bonzo' (1882), contending that, beneath its exotic façade, it confronts entrenched disciplinary power dynamics associated with the idea of scientific progress. Through uncanny situations, such as nose removal surgeries, Machado scrutinizes prevailing scientific paradigms which hierarchized races in nineteenth-century Brazil. In doing so, he questions the supposed philosophical and moral advances of white Eurocentric theories while also challenging conventional gender roles, fostering a comprehensive critique of societal norms. Resumo: Este artigo analisa o conto 'O Segredo do Bonzo' (1882), de Machado de Assis, argumentando que, sob a sua fachada exótica, ele confronta arraigadas dinâmicas de poder disciplinar associadas à ideia de progresso científico. Através de situações estranhas, como cirurgias de remoção de nariz, Machado examina os paradigmas científicos predominantes que hierarquizaram as raças no Brasil do século XIX. Ao fazê-lo, questiona os supostos avanços filosóficos e morais das teorias eurocêntricas brancas, ao mesmo tempo que desafia os papéis convencionais de gênero, promovendo uma crítica abrangente das normas sociais.
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