A angústia e a ficção contemporânea

Our aim in this article is to accomplish an afterthought concerning contemporary fiction. Taken as initial the afterthought of the role of the novel as fiction and its linking with the afterthought of mimesis in modernity, we aim to consider the presence of agony not only as a theme but also as a structural element of narratives. Eventually, we will make brief tallies of theses aspects in the work of José Saramago.

Na teoria e na ficção: a vanguarda em Clarice Lispector

The short story “Os desastres de Sofia” (1964), of Clarice Lispector, can be read as fictional metaphor for the way as the writer elaborated and presented the concept of “Vanguard”. Philosophical reflections of Walter Benjamin (1933) contains the arguments that Clarice, in this narrative, invigorates, by the use of modern keys, vanguardist, according to her conception, which Benjamin sanctioned by the melancholic look of the past. Clarice is notable as a writer of prose affiliated with the brazilian modern poetry.

Outros olhares de Eros: sobre a ficção homoerótica portuguesa contemporânea

From the reading of contemporary Portuguese fiction, after the Carnation’s Revoluction, in 1974, we can observe an opening in the literary and academic ambiences to the treatment of themes, silenced before for the New State despotism. Considering the postmoderns proposals of reviewing the canon, we mark the necessity of a homoerotism inclusion as one of the most fundamental theme for the comprehension of the actual literary production in Portugal.

Revisitações homoeróticas e sensibilidades pós-modernas na ficção de Guilherme de Melo

The aim of this essay is to offer a new angle on the novel A sombra dos dias [The shadow of the days] by Guilherme de Melo, published in 1981, stressing the homoerotic look on Mozambique's Colonial War and the Lourenço Marques society of the time, recreated her in another direction, revealing the scenarios and the behavior of that society. We propose a rereading of a not too distant past, which still has political and cultural effects on Portuguese society.

Extração seriada: considerações clínicas

The early malocclusion treatment has increased interest of orthodontic community. Among these is the serial extraction that harmonizes the differences between the amount of dental material and permanent deficiency of supporting bone. The technique is applied in mixed dentition through a predetermined sequence of extractions between deciduous and permanent teeth, in order to reach spontaneous immediately alignment of remaining permanent teeth with a minimum orthodontic mechanics. It will be reported a case where the serial extraction was performed in a growing patient with biprotrusion, Class I malocclusion and severe crowding. All functional and aesthetics goals were reached.

Por uma imagem da literatura: a poética do escancaramento do diretor Luiz Fernando Carvalho

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Escrevendo o próprio corpo: a problemática da autobiografia e da (auto)ficção em Caio Fernando Abreu e Hervé Guibert

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Autobiografia e Ficção: análise do narrador em Extinção - Uma Derrocada, de Thomas Bernhard

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A ficção portuguesa contemporânea na revista Colóquio Letras: seção “Recensões Críticas” (1971-2013)

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A questão do espaço na ficção midiática

Space is certainly one of the most important basic narrative categories to be considered when studying different fictional media formats; it encompasses a range of rich attributes. While we perceive the preference cinema gives to this narrative category by the fact that the Seventh Art is known as the “art of space”, the occurrence of digital media makes us realize that space has to be explored virtually, providing the interacting person with the feeling that he, too, has room in the fictional world.

Considerações sobre os estudos de audiência televisiva: a experiência dos estudos culturais britânicos

The purpose of this study is to present the audiences’ perspectives at the cultural Britannic’s view. It presents a bibliographical discussion about the mass medium communication and the audience’s purpose at the studies of the culturalist chain (flow). Additionally, it emphasizes the cultural studies’ contribution, at a particular point of view, about the audiences’ cultural practices when proposing the analyses and reflections on the basis of the relationship among culture, society and history.

Entre a ficção e a objetividade: breve estudo sobre a crônica no jornalismo brasileiro durante a Copa do Mundo de Futebol de 2002

A Copa do Mundo de Futebol de 2002, disputada no Japão e na Coreia do Sul, representava um desafio inédito para a cobertura dos jornais brasileiros: oferecer um conteúdo atraente para o leitor diante dos prazos de edição e publicação, os quais antecediam em poucos momentos os horários das partidas do torneio. Uma das estratégias para combater a efemeridade do tempo da notícia foi a de recorrer à colaboração de escritores e cronistas. Convocados para comentar o evento, esses profissionais distanciaram-se da mera referência jornalística; assim, fatos e notícias reconstruídos passaram a adquirir contornos carregados de subjetividade e criação literária.

Para além da fidelidade na adaptação audiovisual: o caso da minissérie televisiva Capitu

Despite the theoretical advances that have discredited the notion of “faithfulness” regarding the adaptation as an intermediatic phenomenon, it still insists on coming up. Capitu, a mini-series shown by the Rede Globo network has been regarded as “unfaithful” to the novel Dom Casmurro. It is a perfect example for this article of the perception of the audiovisual language resources that work as valid analogies to Machado de Assis’ novel, indicating the misconception that underlies the notion of “faithfulness”.