Research
Technology and Otherness: Postcolonial Perspectives on Brazilian Science Fiction of the 1960s
This article examines the relationship between science fiction and coloniality in Brazilian literature through a postcolonial reading of two short stories published in 1961: “O Desafio” (“The Duel”) by Antônio Olinto and “O Menino e o Robô” (“The Boy and the Robot”) by Rubens Teixeira Scavone. It starts from the premise that, although science fiction […]
Pain and Death in O Monstro by Humberto De Campos
This article aims to investigate the construction of Pain and Death in O Monstro by Humberto de Campos. In the narrative, there are three dominant characters: Pain, Death and Man. Death is present in literature since ancient civilization, as can be seen in Gilgamesh, written in Mesopotamia, probably around the years 2150 - 1400 BCE, to the present days, as a driving force of narratives. Therefore, we will look for authors who dealt with the relationship between death, pain and man in the literary universe. As a theoretical support we will build on the literary scholarship of Edgar Morin (1997) and Philippe Ariès (2012), Hoggard (2022) and Sonja Loidl (2010).
Politics, Cinema and Music in Brazil and Spain from the 30s
This article sets out to make a comparative analysis of the cinema during the 1930s, in Brazil and Spain, taking into account the political factors that influenced directly or indirectly in the artistic and cultural context of these two countries. To achieve this goal, a bibliographical survey of the history of cinema in Brazil and Spain was made, as well as the comparison of the quantity and circumstances in which many films were produced, focusing also on their relationship with other artistic sectors. The results point to an important contribution of music to the formation of a national film genre, presenting itself as a responsible element for a more national and more structured cinematographic production in both countries.
