Literature

Society

Brazilianists of the twenty-first century diversify their focus

Instead of interpreting the country alone, foreigners who study Brazil today seek to insert it into global themes

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RETROSPECT

Pasteur’s ideas in our daily lives

Born 200 years ago, the French chemist established the methods used to this day to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases

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LITERATURE

Erotica in the work of Mário de Andrade

Aspect of the modernist's work remains taboo and rarely studied, say experts

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NOBEL PRIZE

The 2022 winners

Twelve individuals and two institutions were awarded the Nobel Prize this year

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RESEARCH ITINERARIES

An encounter with Arabic dialects

Felipe Benjamin Francisco and the challenges of linguistic comprehension

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PUBLISHING

The challenges faced by university publishers

Edusp celebrates its sixtieth year at a time when editorial production is on the decline in the sector

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LITERATURE

Studies shed light on Arab presence in Brazil

Initiatives provide opportunities for new lines of research on the topic

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LIBRARY SCIENCE

Brazilian libraries endeavor to update their collections

Collections focused on the country's culture and history invest in digitization and incorporation of objects

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Interview

João Adolfo Hansen: A journey through Brazilian literature

Literary specialist brought important collaborations to the study of colonial poetry, without disregarding other periods such as modernism

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LITERATURE

Lusophone literature in Asia

History of former Portuguese colonies is marked by an affinity with Brazilian writers

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Brazil 200 years

Database provides bibliography on the Independence of Brazil

Researchers gather 15,000 references from texts published since 1832

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LITERATURE

Stories without end

Marked by a character of incompleteness, early Western translations of the book One Thousand and One Nights show attempts at turning it into a historical document

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OBITUARY

An affectionate critic

By analyzing writers' archives, Eneida Maria de Souza expanded the scope of literary studies

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Literature

Content and form

New study explores Russian children’s literature in the 1920s and 1930s

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Literature

A foreign perspective

Brazilian researchers have taken a lead role in studies on the complex career of Portuguese writer and poet Florbela Espanca

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Cover

The role of women

Uncommon in the history of modern art, in Brazil some women artists gained recognition during their own lifetimes

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Cover

Contested significance

New research sheds light on modernist projects in Brazil's furthest reaches

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COVER

Articulated modernisms

The Centenary of the Week of Modern Art is marked by reflections about its influence on Brazilian culture

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Video

On its 100th anniversary, Modernism still raises criticism and reflection

Historian Luiz Armando Bagolin, from the Institute of Brazilian Studies at the University of São Paulo (IEB-USP), goes through highlights of literature, visual arts and thought by the Modernist movement champions

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Nobel Prize

Everything as before

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences decided not to award this year’s Nobel Prize to the development of mRNA-based vaccines

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Literature

A multifaceted author

New research and an exhibition about Carolina de Jesus demonstrate the writer's versatility beyond her celebrated work Child of the Dark

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Literature

A radical romantic

Academic studies give new perspectives on Álvares de Azevedo’s work for the 190th anniversary of his birth

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Interview

A visionary of modernity

Aracy Amaral talks about Brazilian modernism

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Obituary

A multifarious critic

Based on a solid philosophical framework, Alfredo Bosi proposed a revision of the literary and cultural history of Brazil

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Literature

Significance restored

Research sheds light on the works of Maria Firmina dos Reis, the founder of black literature in Brazil

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Philology

A world of possibilities

Establishing literary authorship poses a complex challenge to researchers

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Literature

The writer between the lines

Endurance of Clarice Lispector's work reaffirmed in the 100th year since her birth

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Retrospect

Calculus of a poet

Joaquim Cardozo, from Recife, was responsible for the calculations that made Oscar Niemeyer's innovative Brasília architecture possible

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Literature

Beyond poetry

Studies illuminate the intellectual trajectory of Cecília Meireles and uncover new aspects of her work

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COVER

Pandemics as allegory

Writers and artists use images of plague to portray tragic events and reflect on the human condition

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