A (re)construção do ditador em Dinossauro Excelentíssimo e El Otoño del Patriarca

Este trabalho visa estabelecer uma análise comparativa entre Dinossauro Excelentíssimo de José Cardoso Pires e El Otoño del Patriarca de Gabriel García Márquez. Pretende-se, com esta análise, observar a forma como o personagem do ditador é retratado nas duas obras, através dos seus pontos comuns, assim como nas suas diferenças. Para tal, procedemos a uma breve contextualização histórica de modo a destacar a importância da ditadura como matéria literária. O segundo capítulo abordará a recriação do conto oral, bem como, a utilização da paródia e da ironia como forma de mascarar o discurso do ditador. O terceiro capítulo encerra a análise comparativa, para concluir como a (re)construção do personagem do ditador surge como uma forma de descredibilizar o ditador e o poder totalitário; Abstract: – The (re)construction of the dictator in Dinossauro Excelentíssimo and El Otoño del Patriarca. This work aims to establish a comparative analysis between Dinossauro Excelentíssimo of José Cardos Pires and El Otoño del Patriarca of Gabriel García Márquez. The aim of this analysis is to observe how the character of the dictator is depicted in both works, through their common points, as well as in their differences. To this end we weld a brief historical contextualization in order to highlight of the dictatorship as a literary subject. The second chapter will deal with the recreation of the oral tale, as well as the use of parody and irony as way of masking the speech of the dictator. The third chapter closes the comparative analysis to conclude how the (re)construction of the character of the dictator emerges as a way to discredit the dictator and the totalitarian power.

Between the centre and the margins: Services location, economic (re)structuring and quality of life in metropolitan periurban areas.

This paper aims to discuss the specificities of the role of services in the economic structuring and in the social liveliness and attractiveness of periurban areas. Drawing upon on the result of an empirical work developed in 5 different parishes of Lisbon Metropolitan area, which represent five categories of periurban spaces previously identified, it is analysed the role of services in these “in-between” territories and the way they are important in the spatial economic structuring of these areas and in the quality of life and well-being of their inhabitants and users. A tentative typology for framing the analysis of the role of services on periurban metropolitan spaces is suggested and some policy implications are pointed out.