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The truth of personal names
No full textPortuguese-speakers, when asked about their personal names, often respond with a notion of the
‘truth of’ their names. Basing itself on ethnographic data collected by the author in Macao (southern
China), Bahia (Brazil), and Portugal, the article interprets this notion of truth as a form of ontological
weighing that postulates the unitariness of the person by reference to a subjection to a bureaucratic
order and to a cultural and linguistic universe associated to it
O engenheiro Joaquim Cardozo dentro do livro O engenheiro de João Cabral The Engineer Joaquim Cardozo on the Book / O engenheiro of João Cabral
No full textResumo: Em meio às composições coligidas no livro O engenheiro (1945), muita ênfase foi dada ao poema “A Carlos Drummond de Andrade”, ladeado pelo outro “A Joaquim Cardozo”, que quase não teve repercussão alguma. A partir do cotejo entre as duas homenagens poéticas, será feito o acompanhamento editorial do poema dedicado ao engenheiro profissional e poeta, para conferir o valor comunicativo de sua representação naquele contexto de pronunciamento específico. De igual modo, a análise deste poema será desenvolvida de acordo com suas variações ao longo da produção autoral de João Cabral de Melo Neto por meio das reedições do livro que o coligiu. Para tanto, serão acionadas a edição princeps do volume, sua reedição em Duas águas (1956) e a fixação do poema na década seguinte, quando as Poesias completas (1968) foram publicadas. Como contraponto ao perfil literário de Joaquim Cardozo esboçado pelo autor, será acionado o depoimento de Oscar Niemeyer em Minha experiência em Brasília (1961) sobre a atuação de seu amigo e engenheiro dileto no ofício comum a ambos.Palavras-chave: poesia brasileira moderna; crítica textual; João Cabral de Melo Neto; Joaquim Cardozo.Abstract: Among the poems collected in the book O engenheiro (1945), much emphasis was given to the poem “A Carlos Drummond de Andrade”, published by side of “A Joaquim Cardozo”, which had not almost any repercussion. From the comparison between the two poetic tributes, the editorial accompaniment of the poem dedicated to the engineer and poet will be made, to assign the communicative value of their representation in that context of specific pronouncement. Likewise, the analysis of this poem will be developed according to their variations throughout the authorial production of João Cabral de Melo Neto through the reissues of the book that collated it. To this end, the princeps edition of the volume, its reissue in Duas águas (1956) and the fixation of the poem in the following decade, when the Poesias completas (1968) was published. As a counterpoint to Joaquim Cardozo’s literary profile outlined by the author, Oscar Niemeyer’s testimony will be triggered in Minha experiência em Brasília (1961) about the performance of his friend and favorite engineer in the craft common to both.Keywords: modern Brazilian poetry; textual criticism; João Cabral de Melo Neto; Joaquim Cardozo
The political though of Amilcar Cabral, 1979
No full textThe purpose of this .thesis is to examine the political thought of Amilcar Cabral. We will isolate the central elements of his political thought by textual analysis of primary and secondary works with particular emphasis on the writings of Cabral. In that Amilcar Cabral's thought developed through the movement for national liberation in Guine-Bissau, that movement will be explored to give clarity to our analysis. However, the emphasis remains on the genesis and development on Cabral's thought. We will identify the character of Cabral's political thought as a comprehensive political philosophy in the successive phases of the struggle to simultaneously achieve power and transform the Guinean reality. The major question asked is "what is Amilcar Cabral's political thought?" We intend to investigate whether or not Amilcar Cabral's political thought altered the political, social, and economic situation of Guine-Bissau. In the first chapter, we will try to identify who was Amilcar Cabral, the man. We will investigate his educational background, the social milieu in which his thought developed, and his personal history. We also will examine his character as the head of a movement for social change. In the second chapter, we intend to establish key environmental problems in the field of political thought. We will attempt to evaluate the role of philosophy and the nature of political theory as a field of inquiry. Subsequently, we intend to evaluate the condition of political thought specifically in Guine-Bissau prior to the national liberation movement. In the third chapter, we will briefly look at the history of Guine-Bissau and the political party started by Cabral, the African Party for Independence in Guine and Cape Verde (P.A.I.G.C.), We hope to illuminate the historical facts that distinguish and particularize the totality of conditions in Guine-Bissau. In the fourth chapter we will present Cabral's thought as a comprehensive analytical system. We intend to identify the core assumptions that actuate Cabral as a political thinker. We also intend to discuss the mechanisms he proposes to use in implementing political thought and the goals. he hopes to achieve by doing so. In the fifth chapter we will evaluate Cabral's political thought. We intend to analyze the components of his thought that distinguish him as a political thinker. We plan to determine if Cabral's thought altered the concrete conditions of GuineBissau that existed prior to its introduction. We will also examine the theoretical nature of Cabral's thought to assess its character as political theory. In the summary, we will relate the findings of our investigation of Amilcar Cabral's political thought. We hope to draw conclusions as to the method of inquiry practiced by Cabral. Finally, we will appraise the importance of Amilcar Cabral as a political thinker we hypothesize that the findings will confirm our underlying assumption that Cabral's thought is identifiable and significan
João Cabral do Nascimento: a contemporary author erased from a certain family portrait
No full textJoão Cabral do Nascimento foi contemporâneo de artistas que, nos anos 1910-1920, procuraram a modernização dos seus sistemas culturais, através de discursos e projetos manifestamente modernistas. Esta sua contemporaneidade consubstanciou-se no convívio de Cabral de Nascimento com algumas figuras marcantes do período e na participação efetiva (e não raras vezes crítica) em alguns dos acontecimentos que, em Lisboa assim como em Coimbra e no Funchal, marcaram as diversas orientações dos Modernismos portugueses. Tomando de empréstimo, quer o verbo pessoano constellar-se quer a imagem (também benjaminiana) da constelação para pensar a relação entre textos e autores, neste artigo revisitam-se vários textos de teor cronístico e crítico de Cabral de Nascimento, para discutir a sua heterogénea contemporaneidade modernista e o silêncio que tem recaído sobre a obra do autor madeirense.João Cabral do Nascimento was a contemporary of some of the artists who, around the 1910s and the 1920s, sought to modernize their cultural systems, through modernist discourses and projects. This contemporaneity has been substantiated through Cabral de Nascimento’s contact with some of the most important artists of the period and through his effective participation (sometimes critical) in several of the events that, in Lisbon, as well as in Coimbra and Funchal, marked the different orientations of the Portuguese modernisms. Recovering both the Pessoan verb constellar-se, and the constellation image (also Benjaminian) to think about the relationship between texts and authors, this article revisits several chronicles and critical texts by Cabral de Nascimento, to discuss his heterogeneous modernist contemporaneity and the silence that has fallen on the work of the author from Madeira.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
The social and political theory of Amilcar Cabral, 1987
No full textThe primary purpose of this thesis is to review and analyze the social and political theory of Ami Lear Cabral. It is the contention of this writer that the thrust of Cabral's writings represents a new genesis in the context of African social and political philosophy. There are some scholars who would say that Amilcar Cabral was a Marxist-Leninist. However, there is also a community of scholars who would contend that he was not a Marxist- Leninist. The aim of this study is to determine if the writings of Cabral fall into the framework of Marxism-Leninism. Through the use of inductive and deductive analysis, I found that Cabral's ideas fall squarely into the framework of Marxism- Leninism. Moreover, it should be brought to the attention of my readers that the Marxism-Leninism of Amilcar Cabral has a distinct African flavor which is why this study is so important. The author's findings are that Cabral was indeed a student and follower of Marxism-Leninism, and that his ideas are a solid continuation of the basic ideas of Marx and Lenin
Mário Cabral : revelações de um perfil leitor
No full textThe research "Mário Cabral: revelations of a personal profile reader" proceeds from the analysis of Mário Araújo Cabral's personal library, containing autographed books, personal letters and personal archives collected throughout his life. As a preparatory measure, the literature review focused on the conceptualization of personal library and personal archives, the biography of the profiled intellectual, its main researchers, the methodological foundations of the field research and the history of the current information unit that safeguards the collection of books and Documents observed. The research developed was of a basic nature, qualitative methodological approach. The main findings of the study were the methodological possibilities of revealing the reader profile, through the study of the collection of books, personal letters, various documents and objects of Cabral's personal library. As results, the reader profile of Mário Cabral was revealed and his direct relation with the intellectual production of this author. His reading of predominantly Brazilian novels and poetry is reflected in his own production of quality, while at the same time covering the analytical aspects of his critical reading, directly influencing the production of other authors, his contemporaries, as well as the performance of editors. Thus, the research establishes the relationship between habits and readers' tastes of Mário Cabral with his trajectory of communicator, author, speaker and literary critic.A pesquisa “Mário Cabral: revelações de um perfil leitor” procede seus objetivos a partir da análise da biblioteca pessoal de Mário Araújo Cabral, contendo livros autografados, cartas pessoais e documentos de arquivo pessoal colecionados ao longo da vida. Como medida preparatória, a revisão de literatura abordou a conceituação de biblioteca pessoal e arquivos pessoais, a biografia do intelectual perfilado, seus principais pesquisadores, os fundamentos metodológicos da pesquisa de campo e a história da atual unidade de informação que custodia o acervo de livros e documentos observado. A pesquisa desenvolvida foi de natureza básica, abordagem metodológica qualitativa. Como principais constatações do trabalho verificaram-se as possibilidades metodológicas de revelação do perfil leitor, por meio do estudo do acervo de livros, cartas pessoais, documentos diversos e objetos da biblioteca pessoal de Cabral. Como resultados obtidos, foram revelados o perfil leitor de Mário Cabral e sua direta relação com a produção intelectual desse autor. A sua leitura de romances e poesias predominantemente brasileiros se reflete em produção própria, de qualidade, ao mesmo tempo que reveste os aspectos analíticos de sua leitura crítica, influenciando diretamente a produção de outros autores, seus contemporâneos, assim como a atuação de editores. Desse modo, a pesquisa estabelece a relação entre hábitos e gostos leitores de Mário Cabral com a sua trajetória de comunicador, autor, orador e crítico literário.São Cristóvão, S
Food Ethics in the Work of Astrid Cabral
No full textThis is the accepted version.In this chapter, I examine how the work of Amazonian author Astrid Cabral gives voice to animals and plants from this region. I read Cabral’s body of work as an example of eco-centered literature in dialogue with local cosmologies that consider animals and plants entities capable of social and even political agency. Cabral’s work illustrates some of the key tenets of posthumanism by showing that nonhuman beings have their own perspective on the world that is as valid as the ones espoused by us humans. By foregrounding animal and plant perspectives, Cabral’s texts can also be read as a rejoinder to anthropological studies on Amerindian perspectivism (Viveiros de Castro; Descola), allowing for a dialogue between humanist and social scientific approaches to Amazonian cultural production
Literatura guineense: pensamento de Amílcar Cabral na construção da identidade da nação : Guinean Literature: Amílcar Cabral\u27s Thought on the Construction of the Nation\u27s Identity
No full textThe article describes the representation of Amílcar Cabral\u27s thought as a factor of influence for the resistance against colonism and as a means of raising awareness for a claim to the independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, so the article aims to synthesize the poetic dimensions, lyrical and combative by Amical Cabral. For the accomplishment of this work, the bibliographical research will be our privileged methodology. We will also do an analytical reading of the poems published by the author. Finally, the influence of Amílcar Cabral\u27s thought culminated in the recognition of Guinea-Bissau\u27s independence by the Portuguese State
Keywords: Literature; Guinea; Thought; Identity; Amílcar CabraO artigo descreve a representação do pensamento de Amílcar Cabral como fator de influência para a resistência contra o colonismo e como meio de tomada de consciência para uma reivindicação da independência da Guinée e de Cabo Verde por isso o artigo tem como objectivo sintetizar as dimensões poéticas, lírica e combativa de Amical Cabral. Para a realização deste trabalho, a pesquisa bibliográfica será a nossa metodologia privilegiada. Faremos também uma leitura analítica dos poemas publicados pelo autor. Finalmente a influência de pensamento de Amílcar Cabral, culminou com o reconhecimento da independência da Guiné-Bissau pelo Estado português.
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The article describes the representation of Amílcar Cabral\u27s thought as a factor of influence for the resistance against colonism and as a means of raising awareness for a claim to the independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, so the article aims to synthesize the poetic dimensions, lyrical and combative by Amical Cabral. For the accomplishment of this work, the bibliographical research will be our privileged methodology. We will also do an analytical reading of the poems published by the author.Finally, the influence of Amílcar Cabral\u27s thought culminated in the recognition of Guinea-Bissau\u27s independence by the Portuguese State
“Ser caixão de lixo ou arquivo”: ambiguidades de um Museu cabralino / “A Box of Trash or an Archive”: Ambiguities in Cabral de Melo Neto’s Museum
No full textResumo: O décimo quarto livro de João Cabral é apresentado no seu primeiro poema – “O museu de tudo” – como algo propenso à ambiguidade. De modo irônico, o sujeito poético o situa em duas pontas contrárias: tanto pode ser um caixão de lixo quanto um arquivo. O aspecto ambíguo desse “poema-apresentação” perpassa o conjunto de 80 poemas que integram Museu de tudo (1975), livro a que tanto o seu autor quanto a crítica especializada definem como mais propenso ao circunstancial, embora também o relacionem ao exercício da poesia crítica. A partir da dualidade sugerida pela metáfora do Museu cabralino como um espaço onde se guardam preciosismos estéticos e rejeitos de menor valia, ao mesmo tempo, este trabalho pretende apontar como princípios poéticos aparentemente díspares – poesia crítica e poemas de circunstâncias – configuram-se como aspectos basilares de Museu de tudo.Palavras-chave: Poéticas da modernidade; João Cabral de Melo Neto; Museu de tudo; poesia de circunstância; poesia crítica.Abstract: The first poem of João Cabral de Melo Neto’s fourteenth book – “The museum of everything” (O museu de tudo, in the original) – presents itself as something prone to ambiguity. Ironically, the poetic persona places it on two opposite ends: it can be either a box of trash or an archive. The ambiguous aspect of this “presentation poem” permeates the set of 80 poems that integrates Museu de tudo (1975), a book that both its author and the specialized critic define as more prone to circumstantial poetry, although they also relate it to the exercise of critical poetry. Based on the tension suggested by the metaphor of De Melo Neto’s Museum as a space where aesthetic treasures and less valuable waste are kept, at the same time, this work aims at demonstrating how apparently disparate poetic principles – critical poetry and poems of circumstances – are assembled as the cornerstones of the Museu de tudo.Keywords: Poetics of modernity; João Cabral de Melo Neto; Museum of everything; occasional verse; critical poetry
Lírica de sagração em lição de Alice, de Astrid Cabral
No full textLição de Alice (1986) by Astrid Cabral comprises poems from 1980 to 1983. This study pinpoints the work\u27s poetic expressivity based on Octavio Paz as it relates poetic form with the experience of the sacred. In line with such a proposal, literary language resources represent the reification of the sacred. Cabral establishes dialogue with Alice\u27s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) by Lewis Carroll, whose themes are taken up by the author, but assuming specific characteristics. Poems with images of the mouth have been selected (either as a channel of expression or as an instinct of survival) and of tears, symbols of the ambivalent search for transcendence.Lição de Alice (1986), de Astrid Cabral, contém poemas de 1980 a 1983. Este estudo ressalta a expressividade poética da obra, com base em Octavio Paz, relacionando forma poética com experiência do sagrado. De acordo com esta proposta, recursos da linguagem literária representam a atualização do sagrado. Cabral ainda estabelece dialogo com Aventuras de Alice no país das Maravilhas (1865), de Lewis Carroll, cujos temas são retomados pela autora, mas assumindo características próprias. Foram selecionados poemas com imagens da boca (ora como meio de expressão, ora como instinto de sobrevivência) e das lágrimas, símbolos da busca ambivalente pela transcendência
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