The complex construction of psychological identities in Palestine: Integrating narratives and life experiences

Palestinian youth is challenged by multiple discourses in the process of constitution of its identity. This discursive multiplicity, characteristic of contemporary global societies, is confronted with personal life experiences, giving meaning to primarily nebulous affective impacts in the social environment. Starting from a semiotic-cultural perspective in cultural psychology one can establish a link between the notion of master narrative used by Hammack (2010) and the notion of myth-using the conception of ideology as a bridge that articulates both. Antinomies in the self-biographic narratives presented and discussed by Hammack (2010) support the master narrative of Palestinian identity and enter into interactions with other psychological identities of the interviewed youngsters, such as their religious tradition and secular education. Symbolic elements that are brought to the identity-making process by the diverse narratives are to be seen as resources for the comprehension of life experiences, demanding an integrative effort in the face of what is known and unknown in relation to alterity.

Telenovela como recurso comunicativo

O presente artigo reflete sobre o caso da telenovela brasileira a partir de dois eixos. O primeiro demonstra como a telenovela no Brasil se incorporou, ao longo de sua história, à cultura do país, tornando-se um de seus elementos mais distintivos e aquele que, possivelmente, melhor caracteriza hoje uma «narrativa da nação». O segundo defende a hipótese de que por ter conseguido alta credibilidade, a telenovela brasileira tornou-se um espaço público de debates de temas representativos da modernidade que se vive no país, convertendo-se assim em um «recurso comunicativo». O objetivo é entender mais e melhor como uma narrativa pensada para o entretenimento de mulheres pode chegar a essa condição.